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Louisiana summers are no joke. On days where temperatures hit triple digits for long stretches and humidity tops 90%, it can be difficult to be in the heat for more than a few minutes. However, workers in several of our key industries, like agriculture, construction and energy, often have little choice.

With Vice President Kamala Harris’s selection of extremist Gov. Tim Walz, of Minnesota, as her running mate, both parties have now shown their middle fingers to large swaths of Middle America. Harris’s gesture, though, is more pronounced and more contemptuous.