Cancer Alley Residents Urge Parish Council to Table Ordinance That Would Turn Historic Black Community Into Industrial Sacrifice Zone
June 02, 2026
June 02, 2026
NEW YORK, June 2 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights posted the following news release:
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Cancer Alley Residents Urge Parish Council to Table Ordinance That Would Turn Historic Black Community Into Industrial Sacrifice Zone
In letter to St. James Parish Council, groups say ordinance reflects discriminatory and deadly land use system that has roots in slavery, threaten legal action if ordinance is not withdrawn
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Cancer Alley Residents Urge Parish Council to Table Ordinance That Would Turn Historic Black Community Into Industrial Sacrifice Zone
In letter to St. James Parish Council, groups say ordinance reflects discriminatory and deadly land use system that has roots in slavery, threaten legal action if ordinance is not withdrawn
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St. James P . . .
