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Katie Jane Fernelius reports on the local government for Verite.

Prior to joining Verite, she was an independent journalist and producer. Over the course of her career, she’s reported for and worked with The Guardian, BBC World Service, The Appeal, Quartz, The Nation, The Assembly, In These Times, INDY Week, and other outlets.

Her most recent podcast project was A Field Guide to Gay Animals, which was an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca Festival.

She attended Duke University, where she studied at the Center for Documentary Studies. After college, she moved to Lagos, Nigeria, on a Fulbright scholarship. She’s worked at the DeWitt Wallace Center at Duke University and the Delgado Community College Writing Center.

kfernelius@veritenews.org
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Council reviews short-term rental exceptions, celebrates DJ Hall of Fame

Katie Jane FerneliusAvatar photo by Katie Jane Fernelius and Arielle Robinson July 12, 2024August 13, 2024
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Once a go-to for the region, Orleans coroner now performing few out-of-parish autopsies

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius July 9, 2024
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Lawsuit claims failures by multiple New Orleans agencies led to suicide

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius July 5, 2024November 18, 2024
Entergy building
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Private equity wants to buy Entergy’s gas assets. Should regulators let it happen?

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius June 25, 2024April 22, 2025
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Council reins in ‘clean zone’ for Essence Fest this year

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius June 7, 2024August 13, 2024
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New Orleans 911 center consistently slow to answer calls, data shows

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius June 4, 2024August 13, 2024
Opioid settlement
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How is New Orleans spending millions in opioid funds?

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 30, 2024August 13, 2024
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City Council nixes Nyx; city to be added as party to River District agreement

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 17, 2024
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Educators at French immersion charter school vote overwhelmingly to unionize

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 14, 2024
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City Council votes to allow upper-floor housing in commercial areas; longtime clerk fired

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 3, 2024

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