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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.

Notes Save Our Wetlands lawsuit against the parish and the South Louisiana Port Commission. Article lists what the suit asserts.

Article notes that environmentalists may file a lawsuit to get St. John the Baptist Parish officiasl to reconsider their controversial rezoning decision.

Save Our Wetlands filed a lawsuit at St.

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.

Detailed description of Whitney Plantation, mostly focusing on architectural details as well as fine possessions in the house. Some photographs are included.

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

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.

Gov. Buddy Roemer said that Formosa must meet new and improved state environmental standards for proposed $2 billion chemical plant in Wallace.

This timeline shows several events in La Plaza's long history that proved foundational in creating the current socioeconomic issues the district faces today.