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Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater

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Christian Richard stands next to a groundwater well on his southwestern Louisiana farm. A centuries-old law allows landowners in the state to use as much water as they want for free. (IRW)
Christian Richard stands next to a groundwater well on his southwestern Louisiana farm. A centuries-old law allows landowners in the state to use as much water as they want for free. (IRW)

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