Lawyers for RISE St. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade today sent a letter (available here) to St. James Parish Council members advising them that the 2019 land use approval…
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Read the full letter with footnotes, citations, and sources here. May 12, 2021 St. James Parish Council 5800 Hwy. 44 Convent, LA 70723 By email to: linda.hubbell@stjamesparishla.gov …
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Louisiana’s petroleum industry profits from exploiting historic inequalities, showing how slavery laid the groundwork for environmental racism.
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Dozens of people from the community and beyond gathered there for what was the biggest day so far of the March Against Death Alley. And they got a boost from…
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The Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) has scheduled activities in Geismar, St. Gabriel and Plaquemines over the weekend as the March Against Death Alley continues. The two-week campaign against petrochemical…
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The Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) resumes its two-week campaign against petrochemical pollution and environmental injustice Wednesday, Oct. 23 with a march to the proposed site of the Formosa Plastics…
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Given how busy the community group RISE St. James has become in recent months, it may surprise some observers that founder Sharon Lavigne is a relative newcomer to community organizing….
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Dozens of advocates gathered on New Orleans’ west bank Wednesday, Oct. 16 to begin the Coalition Against Death Alley’s March Against Death Alley. Organizers led marchers from a meeting point…
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The Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) kicks off the March Against Death Alley Tuesday, Oct. 15 with an opening rally in the city of New Orleans. CADA and its partners…
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