RISE St. James

A Louisiana district court judge on Wednesday vacated state air permits granted to a Taiwan-based company looking to construct a $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, further stalling a controversial project that has faced backlash from some residents and environmental advocates.

Advocates say the plant would pollute the environment and the air in St. James.

Work must be paused on a contentious plastic manufacturing mega-plant in St. James Parish after a motion in district court.The Army Corps is considering…

River parish residents are once again protesting the proliferation of petrochemical plants along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton…