Drew Hawkins
Health Equity Reporter - Gulf States Newsroom[Copyright 2024 WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio]
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An estimated 1,700 lives were saved from drug overdose deaths in Louisiana in 2024 because of public outreach efforts, including the widespread distribution of Narcan (naloxone), the nasal spray medicine that can quickly reverse the effect of an opioid overdose. -
Part II primarily focuses on many of the responses from local, state and corporate leaders to the documented surge in vehicle crashes surrounding construction efforts underway for Meta's $27 billion data center in North Louisiana. -
Federal grants are largely credited with helping bring down opioid deaths by making overdose-reversal drugs like Narcan more widely available. -
A federal judge ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people who cross state lines to help someone get abortion care.
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Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans. The cost of securing parades has become more expensive for organizers since the deadly New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people.
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State and local officials are reassuring New Orleans residents that the city is safe. -
Kareem Badawi just finished his first semester at the University of Alabama, where was studying engineering. His father Belal Badawi says he was an 18 year old full of life.
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Alabama will use settlement money from opioid-related lawsuits to help grandparents who are raising their grandchildren because the parents died or are still struggling with addiction.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe hears the latest on the shooting from Gulf States Newsroom reporter Drew Hawkins.
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Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.
