Ken Wells

Ken Wells grew up on the bayous of South Louisiana, second of six sons of an alligator-hunting father and a Cajun French–speaking mother and gumbo chef extraordinaire. He’s a Pulitzer Prize finalist (Miami Herald), editor of two Pulitzer Prize–winning projects (Wall Street Journal), and the author of The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous: Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina and Gumbo Life: A Journey down the Roux Bayou, among others.