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An environmental activist with real power in Louisiana? Here's how Willie Fontenot did it.

The Advocate | Politics

Dec 4, 2025

William "Willie" Fontenot somehow became an environmental activist with real power in Louisiana - no small feat in a state that has long embraced the oil and petrochemical industri…

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An environmental activist with real power in Louisiana? Here's how Willie Fontenot did it.

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