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Matt Lagarde manages a fleet of towboats in Louisiana and watched with dread as a drought last year seared crops across the farm belt 1,000 miles upstream on the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans still can’t handle everyday floods.
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The deal came together behind the doors of a Louisiana psychiatric ward. John Skannal, 74, signed a document in October 2003 authorizing the sale of land handed down through eight generations of his family.
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Tropical Storm Isaac reached hurricane strength as it approached the Gulf Coast and its winds started to batter New Orleans.
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Heavy rain spread inland from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac, leaving behind flooding that forced thousands into shelters across southeast Louisiana.
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A tropical depression has formed out of a group of thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico, where BP Plc has suspended drilling a relief well to permanently plug the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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Hurricane Isaac unleashed a storm surge of as much as 12 feet (3.7 meters) and strong winds as it pushes water over a levee on its path to New Orleans.
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Vinci SA , the world’s largest builder, said that talks to build a 40-kilometer (25-mile) bridge between Qatar and Bahrain are continuing as the parties consider rail usage of the span.
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The Mississippi , the nation’s largest river system, is nearing a record level in Memphis as its rising waters force widespread evacuations, slow waterborne commerce and threaten riverside oil refineries.
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Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed south of the Bahamas and is on a track to move across the southern tip of Florida and into the oil-fouled waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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