Having accurate death records saves lives. By Jane E. Brody A combination of journalistic curiosity and advancing years prompts me to read obituaries regularly. I routinely check for ages and causes ...
In late January, the official death toll from COVID-19 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, stood at 210. At a makeshift memorial at an Episcopal church, friends and relatives planted small white flags ...
This story was reported by: Dillon Bergin, Betsy Ladyzhets, Jake Kincaid and Derek Kravitz of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock’s Documenting COVID-19 project; Rudi Keller of The ...