路易斯安那州的甘蔗农场数量从2002年的850个减少到现在的550个。
The number of sugarcane farms in Louisiana has dwindled to 550 compared with 850 as recently as 2002.
路易斯安那州的立法官员一直是会避免任何税收增加的，但现在，自从一月份，至少有37个州提高了或是正在考虑提高税收和一些收费。
Louisiana's legislators were among those to shun a tax hike of any kind, but since January at least 37 states have raised or are considering raising taxes and fees.
到现在为止漏油的危害还在有限的范围内——在路易斯安那州海岸的沼泽处，你可以看到漏油已经存在于海岸线几英里处，但并不深入。
So far the damage has been limited to the coastline—in the marshes of southeastern Louisiana, you can see the oil has usually soaked in a few ft. from the water's edge, but no deeper.
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