Jeremy Alford

Jeremy Alford is a freelance journalist in south Louisiana. He contributes regularly to the New York Times and his work has appeared in Campaigns & Elections magazine, the Dallas Morning News and under datelines for the Associated Press. He was on the ground for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike, and is currently covering the environmental storm caused by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeremy has also authored profiles for "The Grass-Roots Guide to the Louisiana Legislature" and served as a source for "The Great Deluge," an account of Katrina's aftermath by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “Louisiana Governors: Rulers, Rascals and Reformers,” published by University Press of Mississippi. He resides in Baton Rouge with his wife, Karron, and 3-year-old daughter, Zoe.