Inclusive Louisiana et al v. St. James Parish et al
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2:23-cv-00987
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November 17, 2023
Black La. Residents Lose Suit Over Chemical Plant Approvals
A Louisiana federal judge permanently tossed a suit filed by Black Louisianians who claimed that St. James Parish's government and Legislature intentionally approved harmful petrochemical facilities in predominantly Black districts and protected predominantly white districts from those facilities.
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March 21, 2023
Novel Suit Calls La. Chemical Plant Approvals Racist
Activists in a Louisiana parish west of New Orleans sued the local government in federal court Tuesday, alleging its systemic approval of petrochemical facilities in predominantly Black neighborhoods amounts to civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberties violations.