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Louisiana's Listeria Scares Have Centered Mostly On Meat Products

Susan Buchanan | Posted 12.10.2011 | Green
Read More: Dairy Products, U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Health, Sausages, Colorado, Food Safety, Pork, Louisiana Dept. Of Health and Hospitals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Louisiana State University, Jensen Farms, Louisiana Dept. Of Agriculture and Forestry, Seafood, California, Marlerclark, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Wary shoppers are checking fruit and vegetable stickers after Jensen Farms cantaloupes in Colorado and romaine lettuce from a California grower were linked to listeria last month.

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Louisiana's Holiday Tree Recycling Outlives State Budget Cut

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, Water Management, LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency, Coastline, Land Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf Coast, Cypress Trees, Louisiana Dept. Of Agriculture and Forestry, St. Tammany Parish, Budget Cuts, Green News
Susan Buchanan

New Orleans and nearby parishes plan to collect Christmas trees to build brush fences in bayous for marsh rebuilding this January even though the state decided to ax its funding for the program awhile ago.

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