A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental regulators so they can take a closer look at the St….
[Read Article]
ProPublica: Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S., but the Army Corps of Engineers intends to…
[Read Article]
Bishop Michael Duca, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, on Saturday will join other Catholic leaders, St. James Parish residents and environmental groups opposed to a…
[Read Article]
Sharon Lavigne has lived all of her 67 years in St. James Parish, Louisiana. She can tell you about a time when the fig and pecan trees in her neighborhood…
[Read Article]
With John Bel Edwards gearing up for his reelection campaign, the national Democratic primary heating up, and so much climate news happening every day here in New Orleans and the…
[Read Article]
Two environmental groups and two St. James Parish residents claim the Parish Council and Planning Commission violated state open meetings law when they held secret meetings concerning the $1.25 billion…
[Read Article]
St. James Parish President Timmy Roussel and Operations Manager Blaise Gravois face new questions after a lawsuit was filed late yesterday afternoon by St. James residents alleging that Parish officials…
[Read More]
Residents and a pair of environmental activist groups are suing St. James Parish over an alleged secret meeting that plaintiffs claim violated Louisiana Open Meetings Law.
[Read Article]
A public hearing is scheduled today on a state air-quality permit for a proposed $9.4 billion plastics manufacturing plant a company wants to build in St. James Parish.
[Read Article]