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.
Feature
Selling Off New Orleans: Gentrification and the Loss of Community 10 Years After Katrina
How long-time residents feel about the new Louisiana purchase
Fatima Shaik
Culture
Black and Bengali
A new book traces the hidden story of a mixed-race community.
Fatima Shaik
Dispatch
Chronically Displaced in NOLA
Four years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the disaster continues.
Fatima Shaik
Dispatch
NOLA: Priced Out of the Parade
Rising costs, lack of protection, threaten New Orleans' traditional second line marches
Fatima Shaik
Viewpoint
Mardi Gras Flame
Fear and fesitivity in New Orleans
Fatima Shaik
Feature
Masking New Orleans
Fatima Shaik
Feature
Christmas in New Orleans
Fatima Shaik
We need to be united in the fight against fascism and repression.
In These Times is committed to remaining fiercely independent, but we need your help. Donate now to make sure we can continue providing the original reporting, deep investigation, and strategic analysis needed in this moment. We're proud to be in this together.