deaths of despair
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20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Residents Are Most Vulnerable to ‘Die of Despair’

Adam Mahoney by Adam Mahoney

This is the fourth story in our series chronicling the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide, gun violence, and child deaths that may be distressing to some readers. As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approached in 2015, Michelle McCullum, a 25-year-old mother of two, drove her children, […]

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