Editing St. James Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Economy==
Approximately 85% of reported air pollution in the parish is produced by industries located in two small majority African American communities: [[Convent, Louisiana|Convent]] and [[St. James, Louisiana|St James]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The rise of environmental justice|url=https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/rise-environmental-justice/98/i32|access-date=September 10, 2020|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en}}</ref> These include the [[Shell plc|Shell Convent Refinery]], an [[Occidental Chemical Corporation|Occidental Chemical]] Factory, [[American Styrenics]], and [[The Mosaic Company|Mosaic Fertilizer]].<ref name=":0" />

[[Formosa Plastics Group|Formosa Plastic Group]] plans to build a $9.4 billion petrochemical plant in the parish.<ref name=":0" /> The proposed plant site includes a plantation and the graves of enslaved people.<ref name=":0" /> The project has become the focal point of an [[environmental justice]] protest because of the expectant rise in pollution and the disrespect of the historic nature of the land involved.<ref name=":0" />