1. I need to tell you 2 things today. Both are about why I became a journalist in the 1st place - to tell stories no one else was. Today it's: Why a mostly black, disadvantaged La. parish is losing people to the virus as fast as NYC. I think environmental racism is so important..

2. ...and so lost in the flood of other coverage about the coronavirus that I made the infuriating tale of St. John the Baptist Parish the core of the very first edition of my brand-new newsletter. Here's a link to the La. story but there's MORE... https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/cancer-alley-louisiana-coronavirus-reserve-du-pont-denka-20200414.html

3. If you subscribe to the newsletter, you'll not only be getting this kind of journalism every week, but you'll be joining what I hope will be a 2-way conversation. Here's the link to sign up https://www.inquirer.com/newsletters/will-bunch/sign-up/ and here's a look-in, AND...

4. ...since if you sign up today the emails won't come until next week, for this first edition you can read the whole thing (including the adorable dog pic!) by following this link http://createsend.com/t/d-DE2A2B72228967A12540EF23F30FEDED Oh, and just one more thing...

5. ...which is that I'd be so thrilled if you shared these links and told your friends and family about the Will Bunch Newsletter. It's the start of something I'm really excited about. Thanks for subscribing! https://www.inquirer.com/newsletters/will-bunch/sign-up/