Travis Lux
Coastal ReporterAs Coastal Reporter, Travis Lux covers flood protection, coastal restoration, infrastructure, the energy and seafood industries, and the environment. In this role he's reported on everything from pipeline protests in the Atchafalaya swamp, to how shrimpers cope with low prices. He had a big hand in producing the series, New Orleans: Ready Or Not?, which examined how prepared New Orleans is for a future with more extreme weather. In 2017, Travis co-produced two episodes of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 examining New Orleans' historic efforts at flood protection. One episode, NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood in New Orleans History, was recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors and the New Orleans Press Club. His stories often find a wider audience on national programs, too, like NPR's Morning Edition, WBUR's Here and Now, and WHYY's The Pulse.
Before joining WWNO, Travis reported for Marfa Public Radio in Far West Texas, and for WRKF in Baton Rouge. He studied Anthropology and Sociology at Rhodes College and radio production at the Transom Story Workshop.
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Hey there Sticky Wicket fans! WWNO and WRKF want to introduce you to our new podcast. It’s called Life Raft. Each episode explores a different question…
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Hey TriPod listeners! WWNO and WRKF want to introduce you to a new podcast of ours. It's called Life Raft. It's a show that explores questions about…
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Happy New Year, Life Raft listeners!We’re busy readying the second half of the Life Raft season, but we still wanted you to feast your ears on some…
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Doomsday prepping seems more and more logical to us on the Life Raft team. Climate change-induced weather disasters are only getting worse, and it never…
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It’s been a big year for the environment, what with the 2020 hurricane season and the wildfires and everything else. We wanted to put together a little…
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Election Day in Orleans Parish appears to be going smoothly, despite the last-minute threat of several polling locations needing generator power as…
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In this debut episode of Life Raft we’re digging into extreme heat: Is it ever gonna be too hot to live here?Hosts Lauren and Travis talk to a doctor…
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Hundreds of thousands are without power Thursday after Hurricane Zeta tore through Southeast Louisiana, and some may have to wait 10 days to get it…
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Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans are without power and dealing with wind damage from Hurricane Zeta on Thursday morning. One person in Louisiana is…
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Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane again tonight and is still on track to make landfall on the Gulf Coast “late Wednesday or Wednesday…