Barry bears down on the Gulf Coast
by Jenny Jarvie and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
Jul 12, 2019
2 minutes
NEW ORLEANS - This low-lying Louisiana city - built on a crescent-shaped sliver of land surrounded by the mouth of the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico - has long battled water.
But Tropical Storm Barry presents a somewhat unusual threat.
While tropical storms and hurricanes are a risk along the Gulf Coast throughout the summer and
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