New Orleans finalizing legal contract for Gordon Plaza relocation
Contract sent to Sher Garner firm for completion, despite objections from some City Council members.
Author: Joshua Rosenberg
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Corps of Engineers scrutinizing report grain elevator company submitted for grain elevator construction site in St. John
Groups opposed to the project say construction could damage what they say is a historically significant site, possibly containing graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
City Council approves $35 million for Gordon Plaza residents’ relocation
The remaining residents of the subdivision have been fighting for relocation funding for years.
EPA promises to review air pollutant standards in proposed deal with groups representing ‘Cancer Alley’ community
The proposed consent decree would settle a suit filed by environmental organizations and a group of residents of St. John the Baptist Parish.
Judge allows pre-construction activity for $400 million grain elevator in historic, majority-Black part of St. John Parish
The plaintiffs seek to stop the construction of the grain elevator, alleging that the site likely contains unmarked graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
