Senate appropriators on Thursday advanced legislation funding environment and natural resource agencies targeted for deep budget cuts by the Trump administration. The Senate Appropriations Committee ...

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Jefferson Parish officials found a disturbing flaw last year in their plans to open "refuges of last resort" for people stranded in a major hurricane: Only a few interior areas in a handful of public ...