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Louisiana wins federal approval to spend $1.2B in flood aid

| February 21, 2020 2:05 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana can soon start spending $1.2 billion in federal cash to fortify communities against future flood risks, after the governor's office announced Friday that federal officials have approved the state's plan for the funds.

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