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Pool Corp., based in Covington, made it to the Fortune 1000.

Two Louisiana companies made it to the Fortune 500 this year, and a third came in close on the Fortune 1000. The lists rank the biggest U.S. companies by revenue. Driving the news: These are the Louisiana companies on the lists. Lumen Technologies (No. 237) is a telecommunications company based in Monroe. Entergy (No. 302) is a power utility based in New Orleans. Pool Corp. (No. 566) is a distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and...