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Michael Patrick Welch
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Michael Patrick Welch is a musician and writer who has covered New Orleans for almost two decades.
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February 11, 2021
Michael Patrick Welch
Mardi Gras Is an Environmental Disaster
The annual carnival along the Gulf Coast was canceled this year due to the pandemic. Here’s how to make it more eco-friendly.
September 1, 2020
Michael Patrick Welch
Lake Charles Was Destroyed by Hurricane Laura. America Has Already Moved On.
Like Katrina before it, Hurricane Laura has exposed disturbing inequalities—and the rest of the nation’s fundamental indifference.
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