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Lamar White, Jr.

Southern muckraker and acclaimed investigative journalist Lamar White, Jr. explores his native Louisiana—past and present, real and imaginary—and its outsize power and influence in shaping American society and culture.

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A Baseball Town on the Brink: Louisiana Lightning

© Lamar White, Jr., 2026.

This is the first installment in a multi-part series on Bringhurst Field and the long, improbable history of professional baseball in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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Pharmland: How a Small-Town Opioid Booster Became a Big-Time Public Health Threat

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Edwin Edwards & the Machinery of Suspicion

In a single, heavily redacted volume, FBI memoranda chart the federal government’s long, uneasy pursuit of Edwin Edwards—revealing as much about their obsession as about his alleged corruption.

In early July 2023, nearly two years after hi...

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Same Book? Same Book. When Deadlines Failed & Deep Research Prevailed

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A curated tour of investigations and essays that shaped the conversation in Louisiana—brought to Imagine Louisiana’s readers with fresh context and one-click access.

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