[Opinion] Residents in protest against plans to put grain terminal in the Lower 9th Ward

Ninth Ward residents protest planned facility at Alabo Street Wharf

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Port of New Orleans and Sunrise Foods are trying to convince a neighborhood that a grain facility at the Alabo Street Wharf will not be disruptive or dangerous, but some neighbors are skeptical. The Port of New Orleans and Sunrise Foods claim that the project is not a grain terminal, but a grain loading facility. Some neighbors say either way, it won't be good. Outside the Sept. 22 meeting, dozens of Ninth Ward residents…

Residents in protest against plans to put grain terminal in the Lower 9th Ward

People are worried the project could have trains rolling too close to their homes

As new grain terminal nears opening in Lower 9th Ward, neighbors share mixed opinions

A year after Lower 9th Ward and Holy Cross residents learned a grain terminal was coming to the Port property in their neighborhood, more than 100 residents packed into a community meeting Monday evening ahead of the facility's planned opening…

Protestors push back against proposed organic grain facility in Lower Ninth Ward

Some residents are worried about noise, dust and safety issues. Others see potential.