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A reporter was held at gunpoint by police after Katrina. Years later, he helped expose their misconduct

  • By Carly Itzel
  • September 7, 2025

Three days after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, Gordon Russell was doing what journalists do in a disaster:.

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