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In the quaint community of Buras, nestled roughly 60 miles southeast of New Orleans, residents like Monique Plaisance and business owners like Byron Marinovich found themselves facing an unexpected adversary this year: their own water supply.
Authorities cite multiple factors for the salt water intrusion. Most prominent this year has been a drought across the Midwest that has meant less water flowing into the Mississippi River.
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