Protestors carry a banner during RISE for Cancer Alley Rally in Gordon Plaza and St. James Parish.

ID: 5395 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Ella McIntire. ~ Creator: Ella McIntire ~ Date: September 2018.

This file appears in: Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism

This file appears in: Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism

Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism

By Lones Gagnard & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

For decades, residents of Gordon Plaza engaged (and continue to engage) in political activism to spread public awareness about toxic contamination in their neighborhood. Residents hope to achieve fair…