Inside St. James Parish, Black people’s homes are hit particularly hard by pollution. The lawsuit alleges that’s because parish officials used zoning laws in a racially discriminatory manner, ...
A federal judge on Wednesday heard arguments over whether a civil rights lawsuit accusing St. James Parish of steering hazardous industrial development into majority-Black communities should proceed, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this June 19, 2020 photo, members of RISE St. James pray over the graves of what are believed to be formerly enslaved Black ...