Lashance Perry News Today

To rebuild marshes in the Barataria Basin requires terraces of sand, a map of nearby orphan oil wells and miles of pipe to carry dredged river sediment to degraded wetlands.

Several historic sites would suffer “adverse effects” from construction of gigantic Greenfield Grain Terminal, says review of rural St. John the Baptist Parish – which was recently placed at the top spot of a nationwide list of places vulnerable to climate risks.

Noxious Marathon Refinery fire in Louisiana serves as warning for those near potential West Bank development, while dealing another blow to Garyville neighbors fighting toxic emissions.

At least half a dozen times this year, dime-size droplets from the Sewerage & Water Board plant on Carrollton have covered vehicles, steps, lawn furniture, and siding on houses. In recent years, neighbors have dealt with a turbine explosion that shook houses and shattered windows, as well as five trailer-size emergency generators so loud that – for two years – people couldn’t hear routine conversations even inside their houses.