Louisiana depends heavily on the energy industry, and is eager to attract billions of dollars in oil and gas investment. Exxon Mobil’s refinery in Baton Rouge has been a major employer in the city for decades.CreditCreditEmily Kask for The New York Times
It has been a David vs. Goliath story in the Louisiana capital, where a grass-roots coalition of black and white churches, activists and ordinary citizens have successfully clamored to democratize a system that used to dole out billions in property-tax breaks without giving the local school boards, city councils and other government entities that depend on those taxes any say in the matter.
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