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Westwego City Council denies permits for chemical company production and storage | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly On January 28, the Westwego city council unexpectedly voted to deny any permits to Wanhua Chemical, a Chinese company hoping to produce and store chemicals for plastics production along the Mississippi River in south Louisiana.

Chauna Banks: Metro Council’s unequal treatment of black, white neighborhoods In December 2015, Tubal-Cain proposed a barge-cleaning facility along the Mississippi River near Riverbend, south of LSU. The outrage over the barge-cleaning facility, and the clout of those who are