Canceled ‘Cancer Alley’ Documentary Screening in St. John Will Move Forward Amid Public Backlash

Canceled ‘Cancer Alley’ documentary screening in St. John will move forward amid public backlash

Cattle graze in a pasture next to the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, where U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)A screening of a documentary about chemical pollution in St. John the Baptist Parish will finally move forward after it was abruptly canceled months ago due to what the event’s organizers said was pressure from the parish president. The reversal came several days after a Ve…

Canceled ‘Cancer Alley’ documentary screening in St. John parish will move forward amid public backlash

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. A screening of a documentary about chemical pollution in St. John the Baptist Parish will finally move forward after it was abruptly canceled months ago due to what the event’s organizers said was pressure from the parish president. The reversal came several days after a Verite News story highlighted what free speech advocates and environmental groups criticized a…

'Cancer Alley' documentary screening to move forward in Louisiana

A screening of a documentary about chemical pollution in St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana will finally move forward after it was abruptly canceled months ago.