Residents sue Louisiana parish to halt polluting plants

TL;DR

Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations. James Parish as the defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories in two Black districts of the parish that emit harmful amounts of toxic chemicals. The case will be assigned and the parish will be served, then will have an opportunity to respond in the coming weeks

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