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New Orleans runs out of fluoridating chemical
wo weeks after it resumed adding fluoride to New Orleans’ drinking water for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Sewerage & Water Board said Wednesday it has run out of the compound and, starting today, will not be able to add any to the water until a new supply is found. Most U.S. cities […]
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Fluoride back in New Orleans tap water
After a nearly two-year lapse, the Sewerage & Water Board has resumed adding fluoride to New Orleans’ drinking water, but the agency has only enough of the cavity-fighting compound to last a few weeks. Water board officials, who failed to notify the public until The Times-Picayune inquired about it last month, said Thursday that they […]
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Fluoride missing from New Orleans tap water
Without mentioning it to residents for nearly two years, the Sewerage & Water Board quit adding cavity-fighting fluoride to New Orleans’ drinking water supply after Hurricane Katrina and has not restarted because of a supply shortage. S&WB Executive Director Marcia St. Martin said Wednesday that the agency got cut off from its supply chain because […]
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Walker board OKs fluoridation plan
WALKER — The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to institute a water fluoridation program to help fight tooth decay in the community. The decision during Monday’s meeting ended months of planning and discussions about the program which promises to afford Walker residents a defense against tooth decay and other dental problems. The cost of obtaining […]
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Louisiana – Targeted for more fluoridation?
NEW ORLEANS — Community drinking water not treated with fluoride is an open invitation to tooth decay, a dental consultant to the Louisiana Office of Public Health said Friday. “We have to have fluoride in the water, or we get decay,” Dr. Greg Folse, who sits on the faculty of LSU Health Sciences Center’s School […]
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Monroe, Louisiana Votes No to Fluoridation
A bid to add fluoride to Monroe’s drinking water was defeated Tuesday by the Monroe City Council. After tabling the issue two weeks ago, the City Council voted 3-2 against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. Council members Red Stevens, Arthur Gilmore and Robert Johnson voted against the ordinance, while Ann Raines and […]
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Monroe to Decide on Fluoridation
The Monroe City Council on Tuesday will address the issue of fluoridation in the city’s drinking water system for the first time since voters killed the idea 16 years ago. After hearing two hours of public opinion on the issue before a crowd of about 100 people at its last meeting two weeks ago, City […]
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Refinery Paints Disaster Scenes for Residents
Faced with a federal mandate to explain the potential community impact of a major refinery disaster, Chalmette Refining LLC officials have decided to go a step further: They’re going to share their findings with the public seven months before they are due to regulators. Next week, the refinery will mail brochures spelling out disaster scenarios […]
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