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By Mara Gay

Photographs by Damon Winter

Ms. Gay writes about politics for Opinion. She reported from New Orleans. Mr. Winter is a staff photographer on assignment for Opinion.

At a New Orleans Hilton along the banks of the Mississippi River this month, rice farmers met to discuss agricultural futures. High school football players roamed the lobby.

On the third floor, the topics turned toward leftist political theory, with people debating ways to tax the rich........

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