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Small Towns Bear the Biggest Burden

How Floods Keep Ravaging Louisiana Towns

Jan Otte

Louisiana never seems to catch a break from nature’s watery assault. The state that sits like a sponge at the bottom of America faces a relentless cycle of flooding that keeps hammering communities year after year. From massive hurricanes to sudden downpours that turn streets into rivers, this low-lying region continues to battle an enemy ...