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This week, two St. James Parish residents who recently wrote a piece for the Lens on their families’ deep roots in the region and how local histories like their own are threatened by the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. Barbara Washington and Gail LeBoeuf are co-founders and co-directors of Inclusive Louisiana, a local organization dedicated to safeguarding the residents of St. James Parish and surrounding areas from the detrimental effects of industrial pollution, as industry moves to take over land that includes ancestral burial sites.

Our guests this week are environmental activists Barbara Washington and Gail LeBoeuf, and Lens environmental reporter Delaney Dryfoos.

Theme music by Podington Bear. Additional music Calla-Lily by Podington Bear soundofpicture.com. 

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Carolyne Heldman has been in media for 35 years, most recently as Executive Director at an NPR member station in Colorado where she was responsible for new multi-platform content initiatives, strategic...