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Construction To Begin on Controversial Landfill in East N.O.

HeadlineApr 14, 2006

In other news from New Orleans, the state of Louisiana announced Thursday it would allow a new construction landfill to open in a largely Vietnamese neighborhood of east New Orleans. Community groups have opposed the landfill because of its potential environmental impact and because it might derail the Vietnamese community’s efforts to create the country’s first Viet-town.

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