...A positive outcome of the litigation will end up benefiting the lives of all parish residents, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is among the groups representing plaintiffs. The plaintiffs argue that current parish policies violate their 13th and 14th Amendment protections under the U.S. Constitution – and also violate provisions of the Louisiana Constitution and federal law.

“That (land-use) system is now the cause of an environmental and public health emergency directly threatening … the majority-Black residents also residing there,” the legal complaint says...

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