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Opinion column by River Parishes bureau chief; notes that Formosa withdrew its plan for building a rayon plant in Wallace; author offers balanced opinion, focusing on how 1,000 jobs were lost when

Parish council, without discussion, aproves 30-year lease with Baker-Heritage Quality Hosiery (Hickory, N.C.); would bring nearly 200 new jobs to St.

Formosa backs out, claiming potential problems with raw materials, time and money spent fighting lawsuit of a neighbor of the plant, and federal permit delays that allowed plant's market to diminis

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 pl

Article notes that despite Formosa claiming it was federal permitting process and a neighbor's lawsuit that caused them to back out, a coalition composed of local residents, environmental advocates

Author notes how there has been a shift in how many residents view industry; many are opposed to more industry coming in, while politicians are still eager to entice them.

Author beseeches Formosa to restore Whitney Plantation, though she does admit she has mixed feelings about its acquisition by the Taiwanese company.

Author writes in support of preserving Whitney Plantation. Notes architectural significance of the plantation as well as the fact that it still produces crops.

Author critiques TP's previous articles on the proposed Formosa plant, saying that though the author of "Competing visions of the future" and "St.

A small map of the rezoning and proposed site of Formosa