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Tornadoes in New Orleans leave at least one dead

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Published March 23, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT

In New Orleans, tornadoes caused at least one death, and parts of St. Bernard Parish are badly damaged.

Halle Parker of WWNO joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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