The timber and paper mills of central Louisiana are creaking as housing collapses elsewhere.

随着四处房屋的倒塌，路易斯安那中心地区的木材厂和造纸厂也难以支撑。

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"I've been farming for 60 or more years, and this is the driest I've ever seen," said Ben Littlepage, a grower in the central Louisiana town of Colfax.

本。利特尔配齐在Colfax路易斯安那镇中心那里种植山核桃树，他说“我已经种了60多年了，今年是最旱的一年。”

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Thee capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of thestate on a bluff above the Mississippi River. It has notableantebellum houses. Population, 219,531.

巴吞鲁日美国路易斯安那州的首府，位于密西西比河下峭壁的东南中心部，保留许多闻名的南北战争前古建筑。人口219，531 1。

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Isaac is bringing a large and dangerous storm surge to the coast from Central Louisiana to the Panhandle of Florida.

FORBES: Hurricane Isaac and New Orleans: It's All About Water

Finding a hotel room in central Louisiana or Mississippi yesterday was like trying to get a table at Emeril's restaurant during Mardi Gras.

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Baker's district, in central Louisiana, was about 15 percent black before it was redrawn recently, but it is now almost 30 percent African American.

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