Author Profile
Fatima Shaik
Fatima Shaik is the author of five books set in Louisiana and a former reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Her most recent book is the short story collection What Went Missing and What Got Found (August 2015), a love letter to the entertaining, unpredictable and flawed characters who populated New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina.
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Selling Off New Orleans: Gentrification and the Loss of Community 10 Years After Katrina
How long-time residents feel about the new Louisiana purchase MORE
Features · August 24, 2015
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Black and Bengali
A new book traces the hidden story of a mixed-race community. MORE
Culture · March 2, 2013
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Chronically Displaced in NOLA
Four years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the disaster continues. MORE
Act Locally · September 21, 2009
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NOLA: Priced Out of the Parade
Rising costs, lack of protection, threaten New Orleans' traditional second line marches MORE
Act Locally · June 6, 2007
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Mardi Gras Flame
Fear and fesitivity in New Orleans MORE
Views · February 22, 2007
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Masking New Orleans
On Mardi Gras Day, the nation will be looking to New Orleans to see if we are wearing MORE
Features · February 24, 2006
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Christmas in New Orleans
Picture Santa's sled with a rolling kitchenette attached and you have some idea about the size of a MORE
Features · December 22, 2005
