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Louisiana
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Louisiana Tribe Renews Fight for Federal Recognition in the Face of Sinking Lands, Environmental Disasters
The United Houma Nation is taking yet another stand.
Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes
Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014.
Louisiana Residents Convince EPA That Burning Explosive Waste Outside Is a Bad Idea
But the explosive crisis at Camp Minden is not over yet.
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Ghost Town Left in the Wake of the Bayou Corne Sinkhole in Louisiana
Battles are taking place across the country in places where governments have tightened ordinances against fracking or banned it outright.
I Wish I Was in Dixie? Culture, Planning and the Future of the Southern “Boom“
Polycentric cities will continue to grow, and they will continue to attract new residents-for now.
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Fracking Permit Issued in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources issued a drilling permitfor Helis Oil and Gas.
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Did Louisiana Attorney General Caldwell Miss the CDC Memo That Incineration Kills Ebola?
Science be damned when it comes to public health in Louisiana.
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Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish Comes One Step Closer to Fracking
The Department of Louisiana Natural Resources has approved a unit permit for Helis Oil & Gas Company for a site in St. Tammany Parish that the company plans to …
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Nine Years After Katrina, Coastal Restoration Plans Remain Distant Dream for New Orleans
The scars of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans that remain nine years later are a reminder of the cityu2019s vulnerability to rising tides and storm surges.
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Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won’t Help Louisiana’s Crime Rate
It is not draconian prison sentences for drug offenders that work, but addiction treatment.