Louisiana Residents Gear Up For Fracking Fight Just Outside New Orleans

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By Julie DermanskyMay 6, 2014, 8:28 am64 pts
In mid-April, word started spreading like wild fire among Louisiana residents: Helis Oil & Gas LLC wants to drill a well in search of oil and gas on a 960-acre tract of land about 30 miles from New Orleans, in the Mandeville area. Helis plans to use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract oil and gas…

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