Lynda Van Davis, Greenfield's counsel and head of external affairs, announces that the company is"ceasing all plans" to build a grain export facility in the historic Black community of Wallace, La., in St. John the Baptist Parish, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. in Louisiana who've spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project.
The company’s announcement signaled a rare win for a community in a heavily industrialized stretch of the Mississippi River known as “Cancer Alley” for its high levels of pollution. Wallace is about 50 miles west of New Orleans. The Army Corps of Engineers had already found the 222 acre facility, could adversely impact cultural heritage sites in Wallace, and was tasked with reviewing Greenfield’s application.
Lynda Van Davis, Greenfield’s counsel and head of external affairs, said the long delay in government approval for the project has been “an expensive ordeal,” adding that she did not have an answer for when the company would submit a formal withdrawal to the Army Corps. Some community members had supported the project, believing it would bring jobs to their town, even as opponents of the facility said tourism surrounding cultural heritage was already a thriving industry that deserved greater investment.
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