Can Trump’s ‘Drill Baby, Drill’ Energy Policy Revitalize This Struggling Louisiana Parish?

It was the duck hunting that brought Scott Lavergne and his wife back to Cameron Parish, La., a couple of decades ago, but it’s the people who have kept him there.

“You have a sense of family,” he said of his neighbors, who take care of one another in this rural community on Louisiana’s southwest coast. “I love being here.”

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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It was the duck hunting that brought Scott Lavergne and his wife back to Cameron Parish, La., a couple of decades ago, but it’s the people who have kept him there.

“You have a sense of family,” he said of his neighbors, who take care of one another in this rural community on Louisiana’s southwest coast. “I love being here.”

About the Author

Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.