Utility Fights for Infrastructure Funding

Local leaders pull together to secure state funding for badly needed infrastructure upgrades in Tallulah, Louisiana.
Utility Fights for Infrastructure Funding
Tallulah chief water and wastewater operator Carlton Whitaker checks the water in Tallulah. Water is tested for ph and chlorine levels three times a day. (Photography by Eli Baylis)

The Louisiana city of Tallulah prospered for many years, until the 1970s, when a large lumber mill closed down and the newly built Interstate 20 diverted east-west traffic around the community.

As the local economy declined and the tax base dried up, critical infrastructure —...

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