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

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

Residents of St James parish, Louisiana, have unveiled a federal lawsuit accusing local government officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by repeatedly approving the construction of petrochemical plants in two majority Black districts.

The lawsuit, part of a wave of litigation in the heavily industrialised corridor known as “Cancer Alley”, also calls for a moratorium on the construction of new plants and the extension of existing facilities in St James parish.

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