Louis has published work in many areas, including poetry, memoir and journalism.

Here are some examples of his work:

• “Divide Lingers, Prayers Endure” (memoir) Star Tribune
• “For the Young Lady. . . ” (poem) Circle, Guild Press
• “A Public Event, A Private Experience” (memoir, reflections on attending the Million Man March) Mayo today magazine)
• “A Smoldering Anger, A Burning Joy” (essay, poetry, short story and memoir) Creative Master’s Thesis, Hamline University
• “Let All the Children Come” (feature article) Interpreter, magazine of The United Methodist Church
• “The Creative Art of Listening,” (feature article) Foundation News & Commentary (download pdf file)
  
• “More Powerful Than You Realize,” (essay) Community Media Handbook, The INTER-RACE Institute
  -(also co-edited the handbook)
• Various features, memoir and news writing, The St. Paul Pioneer Press (download a pdf file of my articles)