Removing the nation’s oil export ban should help Louisiana in the long run, but the short term impact isn’t clear

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The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge chemical plant is part of the petrochemical complex.

(Photo by Tim Mueller) When Congress voted last month to lift the country’s 40-year-old oil export ban, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie—who leveraged his power as House majority whip to help …


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