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Richard A. Webster

The entrance of Angola Prison, Louisiana. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South" and "The Farm" is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. (Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

This 45-year-old case explains the “Jim Crow juries” that still haunt Louisiana

Richard A. Webster
A member of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's department. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

A sheriff in Louisiana has been destroying records of deputies’ alleged misconduct for years

Richard A. Webster
A St. Bernard Parish resident cries as he removes debris from his home September 17, 2005 in Chalmette, Louisiana. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

An exodus unlike any other: Why half the people in this community moved away after Hurricane Katrina

Richard A. Webster, Jeff Adelson, Sophie Chou
A man looks over the concrete slab that used to be his apartment after Hurricane Katrina, August 30, 2005. (Barry Williams/Getty Images)

The federal program to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina shortchanged the poor. New data proves it

Richard A. Webster, Jeff Adelson, David Hammer, Sophie Chou