Louisiana Boil Water Notices Paint A Picture Of The State's Failing Drinking Water Infrastructure
/ This story was co-published with the Louisiana Illuminator. As far back as Fannie King, 39, can remember, there have been problems with the drinking water in Tallulah, a small city in northeastern Louisiana. King's experienced water outages, discolored water and backups that cause the water to drain slowly. “As long as I’ve been living, there’s always been a complaint about what they were going to do,” she said. “The piping system that runs through Tallulah is so old in the residential areas.” The problems with Tallulah's drinking water system are not unique, but they’re amon...
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