Austin · @riverrat
242 followers · 36 posts · Server hachyderm.io

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

From and :

lailluminator.com/2023/07/07/c

#louisiana #riverparishes #canceralley #epa #floodlightnews #lailluminator

Last updated 1 year ago

Austin :fdl: · @riverrat
215 followers · 1445 posts · Server poboy.social

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

- 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 building

From :
overcast.fm/+O94GR7I60

#behindthelens #stjohn #frenchquarter #thelensnola #neworleans #education #riverparishes #environment

Last updated 2 years ago

Austin :fdl: · @riverrat
186 followers · 1023 posts · Server poboy.social

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

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

Great reporting from @ProPublica:

propublica.org/article/histori

#stjames #environmental #historical #risestjames #Louisiana #riverparishes #environment #history

Last updated 2 years ago

Austin :fdl: · @riverrat
141 followers · 387 posts · Server poboy.social

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

lailluminator.com/2023/01/12/s

#lailluminator #localgovernment #riverparishes #Louisiana

Last updated 2 years ago