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Louisiana Judge Rules in Descendants Project's Favor in Suit Over Massive Grain Development Project

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Friday, August 4, 2023
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Wallace, La., Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joy and Jo Banner, founders of the Descendants Project, issued the statement below following a ruling today in their favor by Judge J.

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  • Wallace, La., Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joy and Jo Banner, founders of the Descendants Project, issued the statement below following a ruling today in their favor by Judge J.
  • “We thank the Court for ruling that the Greenfield site in Wallace be returned to residential zoning, which will prevent the continued development of environmentally devastating projects like the proposed Greenfield Terminal.
  • We are hopeful this ruling puts an end to the illegal 30-year-old rezoning ordinance that categorized the historic St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana as an industrial area.
  • The Descendants Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to support descendant communities in river parishes working together to dismantle the legacies of slavery and to achieve a healed and liberated future.

Thousands Sign Petition in Opposition to Massive Grain Terminal in Louisiana that Would Erase ‘Vital History’ for Black Descendants

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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“Greenfield Louisiana LLC, a company from Denver, wants to erase this vital history by building what would be one of the world’s largest grain elevators - the Greenfield Terminal - in the heart of this historic area,” the petition reads.

Key Points: 
  • “Greenfield Louisiana LLC, a company from Denver, wants to erase this vital history by building what would be one of the world’s largest grain elevators - the Greenfield Terminal - in the heart of this historic area,” the petition reads.
  • Sterling Snowdy of the 40th Judicial District in Louisiana battling a decades-old rezoning ordinance that illegally categorized the historic St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana as an industrial area.
  • Go to https://only.one/act/we-love-wallace to view and sign the petition.
  • The Descendants Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to support descendant communities in river parishes working together to dismantle the legacies of slavery and to achieve a healed and liberated future.

Media Advisory: Expected Ruling Could Preserve Disputed Louisiana Land with Ties to Slavery

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Joy Banner and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

Key Points: 
  • The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Joy Banner and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in Louisiana’s River Parishes.
  • The site in dispute is adjacent to two former plantations — one of which is also a slavery museum — that likely contain important archaeological resources, including the remains of unmarked burial grounds for enslaved people.
  • to board the bus)
    10-10:30 a.m. – Press Conference in front of the Caire Stores at 2403 LA Hwy 18, Edgard, La.
  • Interview/Questions (Jo and Joy Banner will be available for media questions)
    1 p.m. – Whitney Plantation and Evergreen Plantation are open for tours – No charge to media and community members.

UScasinos.com Reveals the Unluckiest Super Bowl Stadium to the NFL's Top Teams

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Using information from Statista, researchers looked at the performances of the teams with the most Super Bowl wins while playing the NFL's showpiece game at different venues.

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  • Using information from Statista, researchers looked at the performances of the teams with the most Super Bowl wins while playing the NFL's showpiece game at different venues.
  • The Louisiana stadium was also the scene of the only Super Bowl loss for another top-tierfranchise, San Francisco.
  • The Orange Bowl has been the unluckiest Super Bowl host venue by far for a specific franchise, namely, the Dallas Cowboys.
  • America's Team has lost the Super Bowl three times with all three defeats coming in games hosted at the famous Florida stadium.