Federal court allows discrimination lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical expansion to proceed

Federal court allows discrimination lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical expansion to proceed

A federal appeals court ruled that civil rights groups can pursue their lawsuit accusing St. James Parish officials of racial discrimination in the siting of polluting petrochemical plants in Black neighborhoods.Jack Brook reports for The Associated Press.In short:The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the lawsuit filed by Inclusive Louisiana and other groups was timely, reversing a lower court's dismissal over filing deadlines.The pla…