Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, RISE St. James v. St. James Parish, et al

At a Glance

Date Filed: 

March 21, 2023

Current Status 

Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James filed suit in federal district court in New Orleans against St. James Parish.

Co-Counsel 

Tulane Environmental Law Clinic

Bill Quigley

Client(s) 

Inclusive Louisiana

Mount Triumph Baptist Church

Case Description 

Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James brought this action against St. James Parish for its decades of environmental racism and discriminatory siting of industrial facilities in predominantly Black communities in the Parish. The lawsuit seeks a moratorium on all new sitings of industrial facilities and expansions of existing facilities, protection of unmarked cemeteries of people once enslaved in the Parish, and a court-monitored process involving directly-affected communities to help assess remediation and guide tranformation.

Case Timeline

March 21, 2023
Complaint filed