Residents of St. James Parish filed a federal lawsuit today raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as the defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories that emit harmful amounts of toxic chemicals in two majority-Black districts of the parish.
St. James residents sue parish over chemical plant pollution
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