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'Smart growth' goals frustrated by local authorities

By Dick Cooper

In a pasture, along a tree-lined road, a small herd of hefty black-and-white striped “Oreo cows” — more formally known as Belted Galloways —

Louisiana, Mississippi movin’ up; 20 states still flunk

By Caitlin Ginley

Louisiana and Mississippi make great strides in improving disclosure, but nearly half of states still fail.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bobby Jindal":

"… with only 43 points. The disappointing score motivated Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to push a sweeping ethics reform package soon after entering office in Jan …"

Voting rights battles re-emerge in the South

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.
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Lone Star lobbyist launches hybrid super PAC

By Michael Beckel

Treasurer of new hybrid super PAC also advocates for nation's largest steel producer.

Louisiana sinkhole shatters calm, prompts buyouts on the bayou

By Ronnie Greene

A massive sinkhole roils a Louisiana bayou community — forcing many to seek buyouts, part of a U.S. trend of communities fighting to leave.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Love Canal":

"… More than three decades ago, she was a housewife with sick children in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, N.Y., when she learned that her supposed dr …"

"… ent Jimmy Carter to come to town and, in 1980, free some 900 families from Love Canal’s toxic dump. Today, Gibbs and her colleagues at CHEJ have prepared a 4 …"

"… y won a full relocation. Some activists refer to Pensacola as the “Black Love Canal.” Other fence-line fights stretch out even longer. In Norco, La., a fo …"