The Descendants Project (Louisiana)

The Descendants Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to support descendant communities in the river parishes.

[The Descendants Project (Louisiana) @project_descend]

Thank you @TCLFdotORG for amplifying the Mississippi Levee in St. John the Baptist Parish as one of 13 sites of significant protests in American history to protect.

[The Cultural Landscape Foundation @TCLFdotORG]

Rise Up! Here are some of the most important protests you’ve never heard of – Landslide 2024: Demonstration Grounds, new from The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF): https://t.co/qYBSuPv2Ch

#tclfdotorg #demonstrationgrounds

[The Descendants Project (Louisiana) @project_descend]

Distant Horizons, a national tour company, brought a group of visitors to Wallace to discuss the legacies of slavery in Cancer Alley. Joy and Jo discussed how petrochemical and plastic companies have used former plantation sites to continue to oppress descendant communities

[The Descendants Project (Louisiana) @project_descend]

As Hurricane Francine approaches, it's important to finalize all preparations. Alongside your emergency kits/buckets, home prep, evacuation plans, and gathering important documents, water, and food, make sure to also stay informed.

[The Descendants Project (Louisiana) @project_descend]

With heavy hearts, we remember Sybil Haydel Morial. As a descendant of the Whitney Plantation, Sybil served the New Orleans community, tirelessly advocating for civil rights and social justice through her roles as an educator and leader.

[WWL-TV @WWLTV]

Greenfield halts plan to build massive $800M grain terminal in Louisiana

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https://t.co/NlYO2wpeYR

[WBRZ News @WBRZ]

Plans to build a grain export facility in a historically Black town in St. John the Baptist Parish fell apart. @BrandiBHarrisTV spoke to the activists who fought to preserve their community. https://t.co/sMS1FWCoVq

[Verite News @veritenewsnola]

Joy and Jo Banner, who were raised and live in the area where the terminal was planned, have been fighting to stop the project. https://t.co/GPpMjLsXKa

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: The grain terminal was the subject of a May 2022 ProPublica investigation that revealed how a whistleblower's findings had been buried. https://t.co/1WpF2ar7v2

[FOX 8 New Orleans @FOX8NOLA]

GIVING UP: Greenfield Louisiana pulls plug on proposed $800 million grain terminal in St. John, to delight of The Descendants Project https://t.co/6RbH4mGM72

[Hip Hop Caucus 🏁 @HipHopCaucus]

Another egregious threat to the environmental racism plaguing #CancerAlley has been shut down!

This is thanks to @project_descend's efforts to protect Black, Brown, & Indigenous communities in Louisiana. The marathon continues for #environmentaljustice ✊🏿
https://t.co/xiYbweqr7X

[theGrio.com @theGrio]

Residents of a historic Black community 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.

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https://t.co/AdlSgv7mAz

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

$800 million St. John grain terminal project canceled after Corps again delays permits https://t.co/cvOVo3LpDd

[Louisiana Illuminator || bsky @lailluminator @IlluminatorLA]

Gov Jeff Landry reacts after plans pulled for massive St. John grain terminal; company cites fed delays https://t.co/cMck5Emx7w

[John Walton @John_Walton_]

In Louisiana’s 'Cancer Alley', company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town #lagov #lalege @BRProudNews https://t.co/E8t5faBJsV

[Jack Brook @jack_brook96]

Residents of a historic Black community 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.

https://t.co/JxuyemOLyq

[Halle Parker @_thehalparker]

News of this grain elevator went public in 2021. Three years later, after immense grassroots resistance that led to the Corps taking a closer look at the project, the company has decided to cancel its plans on St. John's west bank.
https://t.co/apAgflPtfb

[Anya Groner @anyagroner]

Three months ago, I published this story about freetowns in the American South fighting predatory industry. Today, Wallace Louisiana's future looks significantly brighter. Greenfield Louisiana LLC withdrew plans to build a gargantuan grain terminal.

https://t.co/ZGm4rwAtjF

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

We’re celebrating a win in Wallace, Louisiana, as a historic Black community’s years of organizing and action have stopped what would have become yet another industrial project to drive pollution and injustice in Cancer Alley. https://t.co/rDpiQXoltK
@project_descend @brkfreeplastic #breakfreefromplastic #environmentaljustice #canceralley

[Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy]

Two Black women @project_descend now own Louisiana’s Woodland plantation.

The site will NOT host weddings, will have an exhibit on Kid Ory (who was born at the plantation) and will offer genealogical help to its Black visitors, @carliekollath reports. https://t.co/DWwYnRW99n

[Axios @axios]

A Louisiana plantation has new owners: two sisters whose ancestors were enslaved in the area. https://t.co/Z2cjqvGfeh