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Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
The text messages were disclosed as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by Joy Banner, who along with her sister, Jo Banner, successfully led efforts to halt the $800 million grain terminal earlier ...
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Jury rules in favor of St. John Parish officials in case involving environmental advocate
(LAI photo illustration) NEW ORLEANS — A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 29) on a First Amendment case filed by environmental justice activist Joy Banner against St. John the ...
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Historically Black town in Louisiana's Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
WALLACE, La. — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage ...
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Coalition urges candidates, Louisiana voters to remember environmental justice
Jo Banner, Joy Banner, Shamell Lavigne, Jack Sweeney and Devin Davis, candidate for the 2nd congressional district, stand behind a sign explaining the PLEDGE Platform in Wallace, Louisiana, September ...
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Louisiana environmental activist loses freedom of speech lawsuit against parish officials
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist as she attempted to speak during a public meeting did not violate her right to ...