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The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to set aside $35 million to relocate residents living in homes built on top of a toxic landfill on Thursday.
After more than a year of constant pressure from a group of Gordon Plaza residents, the New Orleans City Council and the Cantrell administration say relocation from the toxic landfill site is closer than ever. But the crucial questions of when and how remain unanswered.
New Film on Indigenous Issues to Premiere in New Orleans, Featuring a Post-Screening Discussion with Local Community Leaders, May 18 at The Broad Theater. Featuring a post-screening discussion with: Shannon Rainey, President of Residents of Gordon Plaza; Donny Verdin, Vice Principle Chief, United Houma Nation; and Powerlands Director Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso. Contact: Solidarity Films, solidarity@gmail.com Trailer:
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Top officials in the Mayor LaToya Cantrell administration faced scrutiny from New Orleans City Council members Monday over the relocation of residents living on top of a hazardous waste site known as Gordon Plaza.
For an egregious example of environmental injustice , look no farther than Gordon Plaza, a housing development in NOLA's Upper Ninth Ward. As Darryl Fears writes for the...