September 4th, 2021 • 2021: Virtual
SPJNews21 Student Reporters Discuss Evacuating from Hurricane Ida
September 2nd, 2021 • 2021: Virtual
Hurricane Ida brings back ‘Katrina’ memories, hits too close to home for LA family
I was just seven years old when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in 2005. I don’t remember much of the storm, the evacuation process, or evacuation in general. For my parents, however, all those details are still vividly imprinted on their minds.
September 1st, 2021 • 2021: Virtual
Students at Loyola University Anxious About Return to Classes
EDITORS NOTE: SPJNews students were assigned advance stories before the conference began. Many were completed before much of Louisiana was shut down by Hurricane Ida. Spring 2020 introduced a new form of learning for many students across the country: online learning.