The suit claims St. James Parish discriminates against majority-Black districts by approving most toxic chemical plants in ...

A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies ...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by environmental rights ...

A federal appeals court says a civil rights lawsuit against St. James Parish over alleged racial discrimination in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" can proceed. A civil rights lawsuit alleging a ...