News Article: St. John money may help build Formosa pier
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.
News Article: Formosa must meet state standards
Gov. Buddy Roemer said that Formosa must meet new and improved state environmental standards for proposed $2 billion chemical plant in Wallace.
News Article: Environmental manager hired for Wallace plant
Lionel Bailey of Edgard hired by Formosa to be environmental manager of proposed rayon plant in Wallace; he posseses 14 years' experience in the environmental field, including two years at the stat
News Article: More Formosa Criticism
Environmentalists opposed to Formosa plant in Wallace have new ammunition as videotape footage has emerged of protesters in Taiwan protesting a Formosa plant there.
News Article: Roemer, Formosa discuss new plant
Formosa building $47 million polyvinyl chlorid film plant and $8 million PVC pipe plant in Batchelor; will employ about 300 workers in rural Pointe Coupee.
News Article: Opposition Grows to Plastics Plant near Whitney Plantation
Article notes how stately plantation homes along River Road less begining to resemble Germany's Rhine valley and more like it's Ruhr Valley due to encroachment of petrochemical companies.
News Article: Formosa rezoning decision upheld
Judge Remy Chaisson rules against Save Our Wetlands, saying they had failed to prove the rezoning was "arbritrary and capricious."
Alden Andre, Formosa's VP of operations, unaware of opposition to proposed Wallace plant; however, claims will be a great contribution to the parish in terms of jobs, and will be a good neighbor.