Louisiana residents living in ‘Cancer Alley’ go to court over methanol production [Video]

CONVENT, La. — On Monday, a judge in St. James Parish heard from residents and activists who are suing the parish for allowing the increased production at one of the plants out there. 

Dubbed ‘cancer alley,’ lawyers say the increase will worsen an already dire situation.

For those who live in St James Parish, this part of Southeast Louisiana is their pocket of serenity. Sharon Lavigne is one of those residents, she said, “I’ve lived in St James Parish my whole life, it’s home to me.”

She went on to say, “One time, we had clean air, we had clean soil, we could plant a garden, go walk out of your house go into your garden and pick your fresh vegetables, we can’t do that …