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Louisiana’s Black Rural Communities Feel Neglected After Hurricane Francine

On Tuesday, six days after Hurricane Francine smashed into Louisiana’s coast as the strongest storm of this year’s hurricane season, the Biden administration announced a major disaster declaration for the state and ordered federal aid to supplement the recovery process.  How quickly states and local counties can help individual households largely depends on how quickly […]

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Hurricane Francine Leaves 400,000 Louisianans Without Power

Hurricane Francine zig-zagged through southern Louisiana on Sept. 11, leaving widespread power outages and flooding behind. Some parts of the state experienced winds of 100 mph and 10 inches of rain.Ā  As thousands of Gulf Coast residents were under mandatory evacuation orders, those remaining, particularly in the state’s largest city, New Orleans, were left riding […]

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