A Louisiana judge is allowing residents of St. James Parish to push forward with novel environmental racism claims, issuing an order Monday denying the parish’s motion to dismiss the case.
Advocates and residents of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”—a heavily industrialized corridor along the Mississippi known for high cancer rates—”painstakingly” show St. James Parish made industrial zoning decisions that negatively impact Black communities, according to Judge Carl J. Barbier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
“The …