Laura is a Louisiana native who has been exploring her second bayou-home since graduating from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 2015. Joining the Houstonia team in August 2017, she has taken the reins of SagaCity’s custom publications and also contributes data-focused and animal-related content to Houstonia.

Previously, she served as data reporter for the Houston Business Journal, where she managed the annual Book of Lists. She has also reported on an array of subjects in Houston, Louisiana and Chicago ranging from technology to weddings to tacos.

Laura is a die-hard LSU Tigers fan, having competed for the school’s varsity swim team in undergrad, and living five minutes from campus for 22 years of her life. Now she, her husband and their golden retriever live in a 1954 fixer-upper in Garden Oaks–Oak Forest.

5 Features That Make Samsung Gifts Shine This Holiday Season

You’ll want to add these smart, bold, and stylish tech devices to your shopping list—and don't forget to treat yourself!

12/03/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Top Doctors 2021

A Breakdown of Mental Health Professionals Who Can Help

Don't let the seasonal depression get the best of you.

11/26/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Space City

Jaime Glas’s Louisiana Waterfront Home Bursts With Color

Check out this beautiful home.

11/26/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

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POST Houston Is the Latest Entertainment Venue To Arrive in the City

Coming this fall to bring community via food, art and music.

09/14/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Wanna Get Away?

The Coast is Clear: 5 Beach Escapes Just a Single Flight Away

Pack your floppy hat and a good book for these sandy vacays, near and far.

07/30/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp, Catherine Wendlandt, and Laura Furr Mericas

Wanna Get Away?

5 Weekend Vacations You Need to Take

From Mexico City to Nashville, here are cities where you can pack it all in on a Friday through Sunday (or a Monday if you’ve got vacation days to spare).

07/28/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp, Laura Furr Mericas, and Catherine Wendlandt

Post Covid Travel Guide

Learn to Fly (Again) in a Post-Coronavirus World

Returning to the airport in the middle of a pandemic puts a lot of questions up in the air. Here’s what you need to brush up on before venturing back—from terminal to tarmac.

07/26/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas