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Louisiana’s fluoride flop
On July 6, 2008, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed Act No. 761 into law. Known as the Louisiana Community Water Fluoridation Act, the legislation mandated that water systems with over 5,000 connections throughout the state add fluoride to their water supply with the purpose of protecting Louisianans’ dental health. “This was a fairly significant statement by the […]
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More than 60 percent of Louisiana residents still without access to fluoridated water
Seven years after the state mandated communities with more than 5,000 population to fluoridate their water systems, more than 60 percent of Louisiana’s residents still do not have fluoride in their drinking water. The state legislature passed the Community Water Fluoridation Act in 2008. But the mandate is conditional on the state providing funds for […]
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Fluorogypsum: Old base materials causing cracks in resurfaced roads
GONZALES — Only months after being widened and resurfaced earlier this year, a new 350-foot section of Roddy Road in Ascension Parish began cracking and heaving. Looking like what happens to corn bread freshly baked in the oven, the cracks marred what was otherwise a welcome $1.85 million investment to a one-mile stretch of a […]
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Honeywell Announces $208 Million In Louisiana Projects
Gov. Bobby Jindal and Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies President and CEO Andreas Kramvis have announced that Honeywell will invest $208 million in new manufacturing projects at its four production sites in Louisiana. The projects in Baton Rouge (two sites), Shreveport and Geismar will retain 698 existing jobs and create 42 new direct jobs. LED […]
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EPA fines Louisiana phosphoric acid manufacter to reduce hydrogen fluoride emissions
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced that PCS Nitrogen has agreed to reduce air emissions from phosphoric acid production at its facility in Geismar, La. “Reducing pollution from mining and mineral processing operations is one of EPA’s national enforcement initiatives because these facilities release more […]
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Guest column: Water bills should have fluoridation warning labels
Louisiana blindly passed a law in 2008 ordering every community of more than 5,000 to add fluoride to drinking water to reduce tooth decay in poor families. The American Dental Association initially supported fluoridation but over the years scientists, doctors and dentists have warned (sodium) “fluoride” is actually a hazardous waste taken from the scrubbers […]
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Crowley fluoridation
The battle over what’s in Crowley’s water system is brewing once again. For the past two years, the city has added fluoride to the water, after the council approved the measure. Now, fluoridation is mandated by the state. But, some residents are not happy with the additional chemical in their water. They’ve started a petition […]
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Crowley City Council suspends fluoridation
The Crowley City Council met Tuesday night to consider a variety of motions including the suspension of the fluoridation of Crowley’s water until further research could be done and a motion to advertise for bids for a new roofs at the Central Fire Station and the North Crowley Fire Station. The meeting was missing four […]
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Governor Appoints New Member to Fluoridation Advisory Board
Governor Jindal recently announced appointments to the Fluoridation Advisory Board. The Fluoridation Advisory Board serves to assist any public water system with at least five thousand service connections by seeking and obtaining funding for the fluoridation of its system. According to statute, the board is comprised of 14 members, subject to senate confirmation. All gubernatorial […]
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Crowley: Chinese fluoride in water system raises concerns
CROWLEY – On June 4th, a Louisiana House committee voted down a Senate passed legislation that would have limited the use of Chinese fluoride in our state’s water system. Currently, only two cities in the state use Chinese fluoride in their water systems – Crowley and Oakdale. Due to recent problems experienced with Chinese toys, […]
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