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Painted across the back wall in Brooks Drugs in the tiny Louisiana outpost of Jonesville is the word “Prescriptions” in large white letters against a blue background.

It’s there, at the broad back counter, that pharmacist Angie Parish and her staff chat with the steady stream of customers that come through the glass doors on a recent Monday morning. The atmosphere is friendly, and the store, with its wide aisles and varied inventory, can seem like something out of a vibrant, small-town past.

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