Hurricane Delta for The New York Times

William Widmer October 14, 2020

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - Oct. 11, 2020 - Employees at EMI Fabrication traveled from Houston to volunteer in hurricane cleanup efforts. Lake Charles was hit hard by Hurricane Laura earlier this fall, and barely had a chance to begin the clearing

NYTSTORM - JENNINGS, LA - Oct. 9, 2020 - The morning after Hurricane Delta swept through the small town of Jennings, located along I-10, downed trees and power lines block residential streets.

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - Oct. 11, 2020 - Lake Charles was hit hard by Hurricane Laura earlier this fall, and barely had a chance to begin the clearing and rebuilding process before Hurricane Delta swept through, knocking down trees and power li

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - Oct. 9, 2020 - Frank Harrison (L) and Dave Dixon empty a load of debris that they collected from nearby lots. The two men traveled from Miami to volunteer in relief efforts after Hurricane Laura. Lake Charles was hit ha

NYTSTORM - Iowa, LA - Oct. 9, 2020 - Small communities like Iowa were hit hard by Hurricane Laura earlier this fall, and barely had a chance to begin the clearing and rebuilding process before Hurricane Delta swept through, knocking down trees and p

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - Oct. 11, 2020 - Lester Rubit sits in his truck, which was smashed by a collapsed hotel walkway during Hurricane Laura. Lake Charles was hit hard by Hurricane Laura earlier this fall, and barely had a chance to begin the

Yet another hurricane hit Southwestern Louisiana last week, and reset the timeline for rebuilding from Hurricane Laura, which crashed through six weeks ago. It’s been such a long year.

Hurricane Laura for The New York Times

William Widmer September 2, 2020

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 26, 2020 - Local residents gathered at the Burton Complex, an event center in Lake Charles, for assisted evacuation. The city of Lake Charles and members of the US military ran a joint effort to move citizens out

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 25, 2020 - Sandbags block the door of an office building in downtown Lake Charles in advance of Hurricane Laura's arrival.

NYTSTORM - Rayne, LA - August 25, 2020 - Eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 crawled forward in advance of Hurricane Laura's arrival in Calcasieu Parish.

NYTSTORM - Abbeville, LA - August 25, 2020 - Local residents finish boarding up windows at an auto shop near downtown Abbeville as the first waves of rain begin to fall in advance of Tropical Depression Marco's arrival

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 26, 2020 - Renee Allred (19, center) and her family settle into a coach bus bound for Baton Rouge. Local residents gathered at the Burton Complex, an event center in Lake Charles, for assisted evacuation. The cit

NYTSTORM - Westlake, LA - August 26, 2020 - The outer bands of Hurricane Laura approached Lake Charles and the surrounding landscape of oil and chemical refineries located along the Calcasieu River.

NYTSTORM - Westlake, LA - August 27, 2020 - A fire burned at a BioLab industrial site across the Calcasieu River from downtown Lake Charles. Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the surro

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Members of Empact Northwest, a non-profit search and rescue team based in Kingston, Washington search through a storm-damaged gas station after neighbors reported someone may have been trapped inside w

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 28, 2020 - The entire front wall of a beauty supply shop collapsed when the hurricane passed through town.Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the sur

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the surrounding area.

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Lincoln Cole (64) attempts to mop water from his apartment and the hallway in Chateau Du Lac, an eight story residential building near downtown Lake Charles that sustained massive damage in the previo

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 28, 2020 - The entire roof of a three story Motel 6 was ripped off as the hurricane passed through town. Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the surr

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Members of the Army National Guard cleared downed trees and debris from the streets of downtown Lake Charles. Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Char

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 28, 2020 - Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the surrounding area.

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 28, 2020 - Javier Palacias (43) stands outside the collapsed wall of his apartment at a Motel 6 where he's lived for the past six years while performing property maintenance. The entire roof of the building was r

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Westlake, a small community across the river from Lake Charles that is surrounded by industrial plants, is obscured by smoke from a large fire in a BioLab industrial site across the interstate. Hurrica

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Members of the Louisiana National Guard search through a storm-damaged gas station after neighbors reported someone may have been trapped inside when the roof collapsed. Hurricane Laura's high winds an

NYTSTORM - Lake Charles, LA - August 27, 2020 - Patrick Watson (56) sat in the shade of a storm-damaged gas station in downtown Lake Charles. Hurricane Laura's high winds and storm surge had a devastating impact on downtown Lake Charles and the surr

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Essential Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic for The Washington Post

William Widmer April 6, 2020

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Isaac Brooks works with fellow employees to load residential trash into the back of a Metro Services Group garbage truck. The company has begun furnishing extra protective equipment to their employees in an effort

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Isaac Brooks (51) prepares for the early morning garbage collection shifts at Metro Service Group, one of three companies that manage residential trash collection in the city of New Orleans. Brooks has worked in th

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Isaac Brooks (51) hands a stack of clean cotton handkerchiefs up to a truck driver in the pre-dawn hours at Metro Service Group, one of three companies that manage residential trash collection in the city of New Or

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Garbage collectors empty residential garbage cans into the back of a Metro Service Group truck in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. The company has begun furnishing extra rubber gloves, facemasks, and handkerchiefs to

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Isaac Brooks (51) pulls on a new pair of rubber gloves after spraying his steering wheel down with disinfectant. Brooks is a supervisor at Metro Service Group, one of three companies that manage residential trash c

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Bryan Bowman empties residential garbage cans into the back of a Metro Service Group truck in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. His employer has begun furnishing extra rubber gloves, facemasks, and handkerchiefs to thei

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Bryan Bowman (L) and Landrius Cooley empty residential garbage cans into the back of a Metro Service Group truck in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. His employer has begun furnishing extra rubber gloves, facemasks, and

New Orleans, LA - March 24, 2020 - Bryan Bowman wipes sweat from his brown while collecting residential trash in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. His employer, Metro Service Group, has begun furnishing extra rubber gloves, facemasks, and handkerchiefs t

I spent a day with New Orleans sanitation workers as they collected garbage during the coronavirus shutdown for a Washington Post feature on essential workers around the globe:

“Working in the Wake of Coronavirus”

Predatory Bail Bonds for The New York Times

William Widmer April 5, 2018

As bail has grown into a $2 billion industry, bond agents have become the payday lenders of the criminal justice world, offering quick relief to desperate customers at high prices.

NYT: When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion