Louisiana
A Louisiana parish is being sued over pollution in Black communities. Will a judge stop the lawsuit?
St. James Parish residents Sharon Lavigne, of RISE St. James, Barbara Washington, of Inclusive Louisiana, and Gail LeBoeuf, of Inclusive Louisiana, sing during a press conference outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building after oral arguments in a Cancer Alley case in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)