St. James Parish Moratorium

In 2019, Rise St James Founder Sharon Lavigne asked for a moratorium on new land use applications for all new petrochemical facilities and infrastructure including pipelines. Environmental activists say that conversation fell on deaf ears and if the parish council won’t respond to their request in monthly council meetings, they’ll have to respond in federal court (WWL-TV 10:18 PM CDT March 21, 2023).

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