Various political cartoons, as well as a quote by St. John the Baptist Parish Councilman Haston Lewis on why he voted to rezone 1,800 acres along the Mississippi. "It's not how long you live, it's how well you live, and we haven't been living too well over here."Read more
Lester Millet was indicted in June and September 1995 by federal grand juries on extortion, money-laundeering, and racketeering-related charges. Author notes how his upcoming federal trial is the most anticipated political legal action to be seen in St. John in over...Read more
Reporting on EPA hearing, called a "scoping meeting" by their officials, to establsih what issues the EIS will cover. Sequel to April's rancorous St. John the Baptist Parish council hearings on the plant in terms of opposing viewpoints. Opponents noted the nearly $30...Read more
Article highlights two opposing viewpoints to proposed Formosa plant through the opinions of two residents, Wilfrend Greene versus Paul Stein. Greene said he has received three buy-out offers. Article notes that parish officials promised as much as $1 million from St...Read more
Up to $1 million in St. John the Baptist Parish economic development money could be used to help the South LA Port Comission in building the west bank pier Formosa requested. Port commission must submit a budget first outlining how the parish money would be used in...Read more
Author states that Delta Chapter of Sierra Club opposes siting and construction of proposed Formosa petrochemical complex. NOtes that state and parish officials have offered the company a total of $48 million in tax relief over a decade to entice them. Mentions the...Read more
Save Our Wetlands filed a lawsuit at St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse that names three parish groups as defendents in the issue of rezoning 1,800 acres of land in Wallace for a promposed petrochemical complex. These are the following: Lester Millet, the nine parish council members, and the...Read more
State Judge Remy Chaisson dismissed the South LA Port Commission as a defendent in a lawsuit brought forth by Save Our Wetlands that is seeking to block construction of Formosa's proposed rayon plant. Group claims that Port Commission conspired with parish officials...Read more
Notes Save Our Wetlands lawsuit against the parish and the South Louisiana Port Commission. Article lists what the suit asserts.Read more
Quarter of St. John the Baptist Parish's west bank's 1,150 houses surveyed to determine residents' educational levels, training needs, and attitudes towards working at the proposed Formosa plant near Wallace. 1/3rd don't wan't to work at the plant, and half of these...Read more
In the lawsuit brought by Save Our Wetlands, parish officials claimed that economics, not environmental protection, were the main reason they voted to rezone 1,800 acres of land last year. Those who tesified said that environmental protections and assessments were the...Read more
Save Our Wetlands sued Lester Millet in order to challenge his rezoning to bring in Formosa plant. During the Formosa zoning trial, it came out that parish officials did not use traffic, engineering, or environmental studies by experts when rezoning the 1,800 acres of...Read more