Louisiana steers federal money toward infrastructure upgrades

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Before they wrapped up their session, Louisiana lawmakers charted the spending of nearly $1.7 billion in federal pandemic aid, creating a complex network of programs to send money to ports, water systems, tourism marketing efforts and broadband projects in underserved areas. More than $1 billion was carved off the top for two legislative priorities: $563

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