Novel Suit Calls La. Chemical Plant Approvals Racist

By Emma Kennedy · March 21, 2023, 7:52 PM EDT

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...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

Inclusive Louisiana et al v. St. James Parish et al

Case Number

Court

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

March 21, 2023

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