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<span>Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States</span>
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<span>Some oil refineries in the area flooded, releasing toxic sludge into the water that covered much of the city.
The city's position between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River led to widespread flooding.</span>
