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Toxic Chemicals Deposited at Agriculture Street Landfill

By Kathryn O'Dwyer
In 1948, facing increased public health concerns, the Louisiana State Legislature passed a law prohibiting open-air landfills in highly populated areas. [1] However, New Orleans city officials sidestepped this law to continue operating Agriculture…

Gordon Plaza Deemed EPA Superfund Site

By Kathryn O'Dwyer, Shelby Loyacano & Ella McIntire
By 1985, just four years after the first residents moved into Gordon Plaza, state environmentalists recommended testing soil and air in the Gordon Plaza subdivision to determine the extent of hazardous wastes underneath the houses that were built…

Constructing Gordon Plaza

By Kathryn O'Dwyer, Shelby Loyacano & Elizabeth Williams
In the 1970s, under the administrations of Mayors “Moon” Landrieu and his successor “Dutch” Morial, the city planned and built housing for elderly and low-income families on the former site of Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL). The city of New…

Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

By Kathryn O'Dwyer
Throughout the 1950s, the local community suffered from horrible stenches, pest infestations, and smoke emanating from Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL). Spontaneous combustion commonly occurred at the site when incompatible wastes came in contact…

Agriculture Street Landfill Opening and Operations

By Kathryn O'Dwyer
In 1909, Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL) opened to accommodate trash produced by half of New Orleans residents. ASL occupied 95 acres of previously undeveloped swampland surrounded by Abundance Street, Industry Street, and the Northeastern…

Woolworth's Protests

By Kathryn O'Dwyer & oral history interviews by Claire DeLucca
On September 9, 1960, seven local university students staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s department store located at 1031 Canal Street to protest the store’s refusal to serve Black people at the lunch counter. According to The New Orleans States Item,…
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