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Attorneys cited "the traumatizing experiences the families have been through" since the girl was deported with her mother and older sister last month.
Last fall, a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality air permit hearing about a proposed ammonia plant in Ascension Parish displayed deep divisions between officials and business leaders who supported the proposal and local residents and environmental groups who opposed it.