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Julie Dermansky

Julie Dermansky is a multimedia reporter based in New Orleans. She is an affiliate scholar at Rutgers University’s Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights. She is a regular contributor to the environmental blog DeSmogBlog.

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‘There’s A Shooter’

The Chaos Inside the Theater

EMT Randall Mann tells the story of responding to the shooting in a Lafayette theater—from where his daughter had just escaped.

Julie Dermansky

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EPIDEMIC

Theater Shooting Stuns America Yet Again

A gunman opened fire inside a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, last night. The police chief says three people are dead.

Julie Dermansky

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Too Much

Hate Conference in Louisiana

Julie Dermansky

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Dig More

Jindal Doubles Down On 'No Go' Zones

The Louisiana governor is gearing up for a likely presidential run by appealing to fears of a sharia law in the US.

Julie Dermansky

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