New Orleans Is Sacrificing the Lower Ninth Ward Again, This Time for Grain

May 2, 2025

A neighborhood that rebuilt from catastrophe is now facing a new threat—the Port NOLA grain terminal, freight trains, grain dust, and a project pushed forward without their consent. The trains are coming back to the Lower Ninth Ward, not as a symbol of progress, but as a warning that once again, New Orleans’ most resilient […]


Proposed Grain Terminal at Alabo Street Wharf Has Residents Reeling

September 27, 2024

Residents and business owners in the Holy Cross and Lower 9th Ward neighborhoods will gather Friday evening September 27 to strategize how to prevent a new grain terminal from taking shape at the old Alabo Street Wharf. They believe the business venture will bring significant environmental consequences from disease-carrying rodents and vermin, safety concerns for […]


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