Author beseeches Formosa to restore Whitney Plantation, though she does admit she has mixed feelings about its acquisition by the Taiwanese company. She gives a brief history of Whitney and Evergreen Plantations, as well as notes how the Energy Corporation of...Read more
Article informs reader that St. John the Baptist Parish Council voted 8-0 to rezone 1,800 acres to allow construction of proposed Formosa plant. Notes that opponents shouted threats at council members as vote was taken. Proposal must now get air and water discharge permits from state DEQ...Read more
Small blurb. Notes that the state Travel Promotion Association is the latest group to denounce Formosa, saying that its construction would hurt tourism.Read more
Trial to judge whether parish officials acted outside their last year in rezoning 1,800 acres in Wallace will commence in Edgard before Judge Remy Chaisson. Lawsuit was brought by Save Our Wetlands. Article says proponents want the jobs the plant will provide while...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
EPA heard citizens' comments and concerns about Formosa at a public meeting in Edgard, which is the first step in a year-long process on doing an EIS; article notes how site of Whitney Planation was chosen over Willow Bend site, and how a helicopter trip taken on Jan...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