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Mary Landrieu: “The reason we tend to want not to build in velocity zones is because that is the most vulnerable area to any type of…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
The reason we tend to want not to build in velocity zones is because that is the most vulnerable area to any type of flooding.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the risks of building in flood-prone areas.

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