L: At our first stop we discussed how New orleans gets and treats its water; R: water for New Orleans comes from the river through these pipes

L: Darryl discussing the development of St. Charles Parish, just outside of Norco; R: we toured the Shell Norco facility from the outside. Below on left is a close up of this massive facility

L: Shell Norco (closeup); R: Union Carbide plant near Taft. Note that the plant grew up around the cemetery

L: Union Carbide; R: Evergreen Plantation. This beautiful house is located near the modern levee and is one of a handful of remaining Mississippi River plantation houses. Many petrochemical plants are located on former plantation property and are surrounded by predominantly Black "fenceline" communities that are alleged to be dissproportionately impacted by pollution. The residents generally do not work in the chemical industry and they have recently begun to fight the location of new plants invoking the notion of "Environmental Justice."