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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Ian Somerhalder is the star of the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”.  You can see him on the show Thursday nights at 8 on NOLA 38.

But the Mandeville native is back in his hometown to speak out against oil drilling and fracking.

News with a Twist features reporter Wild Bill Wood talked with Ian Somerhalder about why he is speaking out.