Bayou Brief

https://www.bayoubrief.com
Screenshot of the Bayou Brief website
Founded in 2017, the Bayou Brief is an independent, ad-free, and freely accessible digital publication covering the news, culture, history, government, and notoriously murky politics of Louisiana. In their first four years, they published more than 750 essays, articles, news reports, opinion columns, and reviews by over 50 different contributors, including James Carville, former Gov. Buddy Roemer, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and some of Louisiana’s most talented freelance reporters and investigative journalists. Their work has generated statewide and national attention and has been credited in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Times-Picayune, Columbia Journalism Review, Slate, The Daily Beast, Esquire, and The Advocate and referenced on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Fox News, and WGNO.

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: September 2026

Location:
New Orleans, United States
Year the organization
started publishing:
2017
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
Louisiana

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Politics
Sports
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Interviews and reporting
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Blog

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Lamar White Jr.
Directors:

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit

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