Louisiana’s Awful Choice: Flood Cities or Drown Farms?

In Louisiana, a terrible choice: Frantically sandbag the levees in an attempt to prevent a flood in New Orleans and Baton Rouge that could be greater than Katrina in some areas—or open a relief valve and purposely flood 200 miles of farmland, potentially destroying the livelihoods of many Louisiana…

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Louisiana’s Awful Choice: Flood Cities or Drown Farms?

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