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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.
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To Stop an Overdose: Heroin, Narcan and the New Public Policies That Are Saving Lives
Reforms tackling the skyrocketing numbers of heroin and opiate-related overdoses are slowly coming; in the meantime, many, including Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig, are sharing skills to keep their friends …
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Green Army Prepares to Battle Louisiana Legislators To Protect Water From Oil Industry Threats
The Green Army, a group representing environmental and social justice organizations, met on the steps of the state capitol for a rally preceding the start of Louisiana's legislative session …
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Why Fund the Library When You Could Build a New Jail?
Last Saturday, residents of the southern Lousiana parish of Lafourche voted down a measure that would have rededicated library funding to the construction of a proposed $25 million jail.
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Zack Kopplin on Keeping Creationism Out of Public Classrooms
From the time he was a high school senior in his home state of Louisiana, anti-creationism activist Zack Kopplin has been speaking, debating, cornering politicians and winning the active …