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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

• 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 30, 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 29, 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 27, 2009
• Nurse from Minnesota investigated in suicide
  Investigators have located the nurse and inspected his computer for contacts with the Canadian student.
  Feb 26, 2009
• Minnesota nurse may have encouraged Canadian student's suicide
  State and Canadian authorities are investigating whether a Minnesota man urged an Ottawa teen to take her own life - and in front of a webcam.
  Feb 25, 2009
• Is 1-mile bike path worth $9.2 million?
  Supporters call the Cedar Lake Trail extension a final piece of Minneapolis' vision. Critics say it's way too expensive.
  Feb 21, 2009
• Firm working on 35W bridge: Others at fault
  The construction company whose workers were resurfacing the I-35W bridge when it fell is suing the state and an engineering firm.
  Feb 11, 2009

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