Civil Rights Lawsuit On Environmental Racism In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ To Be Reviewed In Federal Court

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A federal appellate court in New Orleans will hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit against a south Louisiana parish that allegedly engaged in racist land-use policies, according to AP.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal will review a lawsuit filed by three New Orleans community groups, Inclusive Louisiana, Rise St. James and Mt. Triumph Baptist Church. The groups claim that St. James Parish “intentionally discriminated against Black residents”...