‘Cancer alley’ residents say they are victims of environmental racism in new lawsuit

Louisiana residents in 'Cancer Alley' file lawsuit to ban new petrochemical plants

Residents in a Louisiana community, known as "Cancer Alley," have filed a federal lawsuit against St. James Parish, calling for a ban on chemical plants and blasting decisions to put plants in Black neighborhoods.

Louisiana residents claim systemic racism in petrochemical plant approvals

Descendants of Louisiana slaves on Tuesday sued their local government over a land use policy they said has led to a concentration of polluting petrochemical plants in predominantly Black communities, raising the risk of cancer and other diseases.

Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ unveil lawsuit against local officials

Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plants

Citing ‘Racial Cleansing,’ Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Residents Sue Over Zoning - Inside Climate News

Making the case that their local government was built on a culture of white supremacy, Black residents of St. James Parish in the heart of Louisiana’s “cancer alley” have filed a federal lawsuit claiming land-use and zoning policies illegally concentrated more than a dozen polluting industrial plants where they live. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in […]

‘Cancer alley’ residents say they are victims of environmental racism in new lawsuit

Residents of an area of Louisiana that has become known as “cancer alley” due to the prominence of pollution coming from industry there are alleging that they are the victims of environmental racism in a new lawsuit.  They specifically point to a 2014 land use plan issued by their parish, the Louisiana equivalent of a…

Black Residents of Cancer Alley sue local government for discrimination in siting chemical facilities

By Sara Sneath, DeSmog A discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday (March 21) in the Eastern District of Louisiana alleges that the St. James Parish Council steered polluting facilities into Black neighborhoods along the Mississippi River. As a result, Black residents there are forced to breathe in more pollution and face a higher risk of related health problems, according to the suit filed by Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RI…