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Tropical Storm In Louisiana, Curbing Oil Production

Tropical Storm Barry is barreling moving Louisiana and will hit the coastline as a hurricane by Saturday, causing near $1 billion in damage and worsening flooding in New Orleans. The system, which was about 90 mi (145 km) south of the Mississippi River’s mouth as of 5 p.m. New York time, has already curbed about half the energy output in…