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February 10, 2025

Louisiana Spent $17.5M to Remove Unhoused People to Cold Warehouse Ahead of Super Bowl
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Louisiana is facing criticism for efforts to remove unhoused people from
the streets of New Orleans before the Super Bowl. The Guardian reports
the state spent $17.5 million to coerce more than 100 unhoused people to
be bused to a remote unheated warehouse that lacked enough blankets and
cots.


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