Laura Mcknight Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, LA, US

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Greater New Orleans Region

I cover news and entertainment topics relevant to Louisiana life and culture for digital and print publications, including Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, Antigravity Magazine, The Gambit, Very Local New Orleans, Time Out New Orleans, Louisiana Life Magazine. I have also assisted in producing live broadcasts for WVUE Fox 8, mainly by writing scripts.

I compose talking points, presentations, speeches, video scripts and other communications for Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Courtney N. Phillips. Speeches and presentations were created for a wide range of audiences: Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, Essence Fest, Southern University School of Nursing events, South by Southwest and Morehouse School of.

Greater New Orleans Area

I designed and teach a course that introduces business students to writing styles used in strategic communications.

I helped in producing TV newscasts, mostly writing scripts and selecting video/audio clips. I wrote clear, accurate copy, tailored to individual anchors, at breakneck speeds for live television.

Greater New Orleans Area

I reported on crime and other breaking news, mostly at night, for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. This job required a high level of news judgment, adaptability, and versatility, along with an ear for the police scanner. I produced clean, informative copy on tight deadlines and grew adept at interviewing traumatized sources.

City Park

I worked with a wide range of students (various ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, ESL students at varying levels of English-language skill, students with disabilities and special needs) to help them improve their writing skills. I also worked with some students to improve their reading comprehension.

I researched various and sundry topics, people, and places for English literature, poetry, and creative nonfiction professors. I also occasionally set up sound systems for poetry readings.

I covered Health and Environment for about two years (hospitals, clinics, vibrio vulnificus, West Nile virus, hurricanes, flooding, levees, general mayhem, etc.)I then covered Arts and Entertainment for nearly five years. In Houma, that included everything from interviews with actors like Danny Glover and Joe Pantoliano to ride-alongs with nutria and.

Houma, Louisiana

I covered everything from self-published authors to murder trials as a freelance writer for The (Houma) Courier and Daily Comet in Thibodaux.

Houma, Louisiana

As a general-assignment reporter, I covered the Thibodaux City Council, local police and courts, business news and general features.

Thibodaux, Louisiana

I covered the Lafourche Parish Council, crime and courts in Lafourche Parish and City of Thibodaux, as well as general assignments.

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Creative Nonfiction

Activities and Societies: Gold Room reading series, Storyville reading showcase, LadyFest reading series, Close Me Out and BYO.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Pi Art Fraternity, Intramural Flag Football Concentration in broadcast journalism. I have a minor in Fine.