The National Park Service removed an 11-mile stretch of the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration for a National Historic Landmark designation last week, in a blow to advocates in the parish who had been pushing for the designation. Joy Banner and Jo Banner, twin sisters and […]

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Under Trump, St. John site no longer considered for historic landmark designation

Testimony wraps in St. John Parish First Amendment trial

Trial begins in First Amendment lawsuit against St. John president, council

St. John the Baptist Parish president faces perjury allegation

Digital exhibition highlights demonstrations along the Miss. River

Court hears arguments in Cancer Alley school desegregation case

Greenfield cancels plans for grain terminal in St. John the Baptist Parish

Environmental group RISE St. James to host ‘State of Cancer Alley’ panel

Oil and gas job promises out of reach for people of color

Proposed grain terminal would harm historic slave sites in St. John Parish, review finds