Residents in #Louisiana’s #RiverParishes - colloquially known as #CancerAlley - are looking to the #EPA to enforce common sense regulations, such as fence line monitoring.

From #FloodlightNews and #LAIlluminator:

https://lailluminator.com/2023/07/07/cancer-alley-2/

On this week’s episode of #BehindTheLens:
- The Port of South Louisiana has decided to allow Greenfield to defer its first Payment in Leu of Taxes

- #StJohn parish council approves a dirt pit on Greenfield’s property while breaking it’s own procedures

- NOLA Public Schools reversed its decision to move Plessy Community School out of its historic #FrenchQuarter building

From #TheLensNOLA:
https://overcast.fm/+O94GR7I60

#NewOrleans #Education #RiverParishes #Environment

Developers of a #StJames grain elevator have continued their refusal to cooperate with the Army Corps of Engineers and the local community in completing a proper #environmental and #historical impact study of their proposed project.

They have also lied about having local support from #RiseStJames, a local environmental activist group.

Great reporting from @ProPublica:

https://www.propublica.org/article/historic-preservation-louisiana-grain-elevator-greenfield?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=river&utm_term=The%20Daily%20Digest

#Louisiana #RiverParishes #Environment #History

I’m sad to say that there’s a lot that feels quite typical in this article from #LaIlluminator about the way industry and #LocalGovernment behaves in the #RiverParishes of #Louisiana. For some, these projects bring jobs, but for others they bring health risks and further the lack of investment in their communities.

https://lailluminator.com/2023/01/12/slave-descendant-wants-louisiana-lawmakers-to-probe-tax-incentive-deals/