Article ponders what will happen next to the Whitney Plantation now that Formosa has scrapped its plan for building a petrochemical complex. Formosa has pledged to donate the home and land to prservationists with expertise and resources to renovate it and open it to...Read more
Public hearing in Edgard held to address environmental and health concerns of residents regarding Formosa's proposed plant. Judge Joel Chaisson likened the smell of chemical plants to red beans and rice. Walk-Haydel & Associates, who will draft the EIS for Formosa...Read more
Notes how coalition of local residents, environmental activists, and historic preservationists claimed victory against Formosa, and that this coalition was real reason it did not build its rayon plant despite the other reasons it cited; Wallace residents in particular...Read more
Notes that St. John Parish Planning and Zoning commissioners voted 6-0 to rezone 1,800 acre site to allow for the construction of Formosa's proposed petrochemical complex. Parish Council at a separate meeting tonight in LaPlace are expected to accept introduction of...Read more
Article is about how plantations have been gradually disappearing along River Road due to a range of issues, and how Whitney Plantation may go the same way now that Formosa is intending to build a petrochemical complex. Also talks about an EPA hearing in Edgard where...Read more
Sierra Club analysis of the EIS says study fails to mention Formosa's environmental track record at other U.S. facilities, doesn't mention air pollution, and doesn't calculate impact of Formosa's plant when combined with already existing plants. Chloroform and dioxin...Read more
A letter from Anthony (presumably Tassin) to Deanna, as well as an excerpt from The Prophet by Kahil Gibran. Among other things, the letter states that no act of sale for Whitney Plantation has taken place yet, just an intent to purchase.Read more
Author notes that Formosa may purchase Whitney Plantation, and that many prominent Louisiananas have written to the owner, Yung Ching Wang, in the hopes that the company will preserve and restore it.
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Author writes about east bank of the river from St. Charles through St. John parishes, focusing on places of historical and cultural significance (mostly plantations, churches, and small museums).Read more