Louisiana Bucket Brigade Fights for Cancer Alley

The following post is based on notes taken during a phone call with an LBB employee:

The Louisiana bucket brigade is in its 21st year of operations and the mission of the organization it to end the oil and gas pollution in our state. The organizations does this by partnering with grass root organizations and safe space groups and community leaders in at risk communities, as in people that live close to the chemical plants that are up river.

The majority of communities affected by Cancer Alley are historically black communities. The Louisiana Bucket Brigade's role is to help listen to what the communities need, the organizations that are fighting against the petrochemical companies.To help them accomplish this, LBB raises funds for these organizations by helping them get legal and technical support. They see what they need and they work hard to provide it for them.

According to the LBB employee, the best way to support is to become more informed about what is really happening so close to New Orleans. When people go to the airport, they can see all of the refineries. Not only is it important to know what is out there now but what the state is planning to do. There are 111 projects slated for Louisiana including new petrochemical plants and plant expansions. The state already has hundreds, so one can only imagine the damage that will occur by adding 111 more.