The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a lawsuit alleging that St. James Parish engaged in racial discrimination in land-use policies favoring white residents over black communities by placing polluting industries in majority-black areas.
Judge Carl Barbier previously dismissed the lawsuit on procedural grounds but acknowledged that the plaintiffs' claims against the land-use decisions 'lack a meritless legal theory' and have factual basis warranting further consideration.
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