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Pam Louwagie

Investigative reporter  |  Whistleblower, general assignment and corrections system

Phone: 612-673-7102

E-mail: pam.louwagie@startribune.com

Pam Louwagie has been a reporter at the Star Tribune since 2001. Her investigations include an examination of sentencing disparities for sex abusers of children. She has written about mortgage fraud, clergy abuse, the aftermath of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse and other disasters, including Hurricane Katrina. In 2005 she was part of a reporting team that produced a series on gang rape and prostitution that received many awards, including the Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award and a “Let’s Do It Better” award from the Columbia School of Journalism. Before coming to the Star Tribune, Louwagie worked at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota.

Recent content from Pam Louwagie

• Coleman preparing for another race?
  Norm Coleman looked almost serene as he stepped up to the cluster of microphones set up on his backyard patio and, with a three-minute speech, ended his eight-month election recount battle by conceding his former U.S. Senate seat to Al Franken.
  Jul 1, 2009
• Justice is unequal in sex abuse
  Those who molest family members get lighter sentences than outsiders, data show.
  Jun 16, 2009
• Project: 13 seconds in August: The 35W bridge collapse
  The Star Tribune has identified the drivers and occupants of 78 of 84 cars, trucks and other non-construction vehicles that remained on the bridge or sank in the river, as well as six of the road construction workers.
  Jun 10, 2009
• Minneapolis man pleads guilty to supporting Al-Qaida
  Mohammed Warsame, suspected of ties to Al-Qaida and held since 2003, agreed to a plea bargain deal that dropped four of five charges.
  May 21, 2009
• In hot pursuit of some answers
  Residents are angry that police haven't responded to their concerns after a high speed chase ended in a Minneapolis crash.
  May 4, 2009
• From Iraqi sand to sandbags
  Residents are more than happy to have a military presence in their flood-soaked neighborhoods.
  Mar 31, 2009
• Coming to grips with their ruin
  While most homes in Fargo and Moorhead stayed dry, rural residents along the Red River began tallying losses - physical and emotional.
  Mar 30, 2009
• Throughout the night, a family stands firm
  One family battles the Red and wonders how long it can hold out.
  Mar 29, 2009
• The survivors
  An intimate look at walks of lives in New Orleans, ultimately upended by Katrina.
  Mar 13, 2009
• Suicide chat rooms: Dark attraction
  A Minnesota nurse's possible ties to the suicide of a young Canadian woman may test the reach of the law online.
  Feb 28, 2009

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