Bayou Bridge Pipeline protestors, journalist acquitted of felonies they were charged with in 2018

July 22, 2021
Baton Rouge Proud

...Sixteen protestors and a journalist who were charged with felonies in 2018 in the midst of protests and opposition to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in South Louisiana have been acquitted, the Center For Constitutional Rights (CCR) reports.

According to the CCR, a district attorney in Louisiana rejected all charges and vowed not to prosecute them under Louisiana’s controversial amendments to its critical infrastructure law. ...

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July 22, 2021