Lawanda Mills and her family in one of the better looking areas in Campti, LA, but still hasn't escaped the water issues that the small town faces. The water often comes out yellow, a change she noticed about 3 years ago, and damages the white clothes if enough bleach is not used. She uses bottle water for drinking and all her cooking,” I would not drink that water if that was the only water in my house. Which I’m glad it’s not thank god." The @news21 Website launch for our Troubles Water investigation launches on August 14th #photojournalism #portraits #makeportraits #reportage #louisiana #campti #water #environmentaljustice #onassignment for @news21 #troubledwater

Annette Caskey lives in Sherry Circle, one of the poorest areas of Campti, AL, a small Louisiana town founded in 1745 and is the oldest settlement along the Red River. “This water sucks. Sometimes it got too much chlorine in it.Sometimes it don’t have no chlorine at all. It’s like you’re drinking sewage.” Caskey's tap water often comes out orange or brown and she prefers to drink from bottled water that she buys from a nearby store which she often shares with her neighbors. If one neighbor finds out about water boil advisories in Sherry Circle which happen after storms, the word spreads since not everyone get the notices. #photojournalism #portraits #makeportraits #louisiana #campti #deepsouth #water #watercontamination #environmentaljustice #onassignment for @news21 #troubledwaters Link in bio for the News21 reporting on drinking water in America

For Joe Coutee, the water in his hometown of Campti, LA has always been bad. He makes sure to use bottled water for all of his daughter's Joe Kalyee's formula. #photojournalism #reportage #portraits #makeportraits #louisiana #campti #water #environmentaljustice #onassignment for @news21 #troubledwaters

Devontay Driver and Martez Smith live in Campti, LA a small town in Natchitoches Parrish, a place they say where the water ruins their clothes if they use it and has been bad as long as they can remember. #photojournalism #portraits #makeportraits #louisiana #campti #water #onassignment for @news21 #troubledwaters

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