Louisiana Bucket Brigade

08/10/2026

These are the public officials who have signed NDAs about Ascension industrialization. We deserve to know what is happening in our communities.

Join us on Zoom in one hour where one of our finance experts will discuss the massive giveaways to Hyundai, as well as the structure of the deal that leaves the state, Ascension Parish, and all of us vulnerable to a powerful corporation.

When: Today Monday, August 10th at noon CT

How to join: Via Zoom at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83466922853?pwd=a96JTmLg0jVyXtrwULW8tYQzPEluqb.1

08/09/2026

Tomorrow, Monday August 10th at noon CT we are holding a Zoom session to look behind the curtain at the questionable deal that the Ascension Parish government is offering to Hyundai.

Our finance experts will discuss the massive giveaways to Hyundai and the bad deal that leaves the state and all of us vulnerable and we will discuss how you can take action to stand up for our state and stop these deals.

Nuclear waste in a hurricane zone. A data center that would suck down seven times more energy than the city of New Orleans. Ammonia plants that would destroy a historic community. Governor Landry would have us believe that these ridiculous ideas are economic development, but we know the truth: it’s destruction that will make a few good ol’ boys even richer. Join us in taking a stand.

When: Monday, August 10th at noon CT

Join via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83466922853?pwd=a96JTmLg0jVyXtrwULW8tYQzPEluqb.1

Photo Credit: Sean Gardner for Floodlight

08/04/2026

Protecting Louisiana and defending communities from petrochemical expansion takes a lot of help from all sides and we couldn’t do this work without our incredible team and partners.

Spotlighting one today is Laurette Compass! She has been a powerhouse working along the Bucket Brigade team and Financial Advisors to research into the financial incentive packages and bonds that Louisiana has promised Hyundai as a part of the RiverPlex MegaPark. Her work has been crucial in getting us the information about what is really happening in those deals (Check out her video

on the letter to the Louisiana State Bond Commission in our feed)

Now she is off to Oregon to go to Law School and we can’t be more proud to have her a part of the Bucket Brigade community and see how she continues to fight for a more just world!

07/31/2026

Join the Louisiana Bucket Brigade Team! We’re hiring a New Orleans based Donor Engagement Manager. Learn more about the position and apply: https://louisianabucketbrigade.applytojob.com/apply/Rq9AD0rnpz/Donor-Engagement-Manager

07/30/2026

The New York Times published an investigation into how, through NDAs, backroom negotiations, and a complete disregard for public process, Meta won in every regard for its $50 billion data center in Richland, Louisiana.

The project was pushed through at "Louisiana Lightning Speed" so the deal would be done before local residents even knew it was happening, let alone had a chance to organize.

Governor Landry and Louisiana Economic Development are using the same playbook across the state, including in Ascension Parish. The difference is: we're watching, and we're standing up.

As the RiverPlex MegaPark and proposed projects by Hyundai, Exxon, and CF Industries are pushed forward under the same veil of secrecy, we've joined with Rural Roots Louisiana and Center for Constitutional Rights to launch a barrage of public records requests, press investigations, and lawsuits aimed directly at this assault on transparency and democracy.

We will not roll over. Our communities are not sacrifice zones.

A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

07/27/2026

This is why Louisiana Bucket Brigade was founded 26 years ago.

Louisiana's air monitors are often miles from major polluters, don't test for some of the most dangerous chemicals, and frequently rely on industry to report its own emissions.

That's why fence-line communities have used the EPA-approved "bucket”, a low-cost alternative to a $2,000 summa canister, to collect air pollution data and hold polluters and regulators accountable.

Community air monitoring works and petrochemical companies don’t want residents to track what they are actually doing. In 2024, Louisiana even passed a law limiting the use of community-collected air monitoring data for enforcement.

Until Louisiana puts people before polluters, community air monitoring remains essential. Our health, lives, and environment depend on it.

Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it

07/24/2026

Reservations are OPEN for anyone that would like to join our bike ride scheduled Friday, August 7th at 1:30pm. Learn the unforgettable story of how Black History intertwines with environmental justice, and learn about the grassroots community organizations leading the charge for justice in the present day!

https://labucketbrigade.org/our-work/down-by-the-river/

07/21/2026

On July 16th we delivered a letter to the Louisiana State Bond Commission outlining concerns and urge the commission to review the funding for the Riverplex Megapark and Hyundai Steel project.

Louisiana has promised Hyundai $2.4 billion in direct incentives and tax exemptions including as one Hyundai official has described it, “free land and infrastructure” totaling over $200 million.

All of this has been promised without going through the proper protocol to get approved by the Bond Commission. Billions of dollars of public funding without transparency or accountability.

The Megapark industrialization threatens the continued existence of the West Ascension communities, including families who have lived there for generations. West Ascension deserves proper information and a say in what happens in their communities.

07/09/2026

The Trump administration is fast-tracking permits for CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex, an ammonia facility in the proposed RiverPlex MegaPark, claiming it will address fertilizer price increases linked to the war in Iran.

However, the proposed facility isn't making ammonia for fertilizers, just using this as an excuse to ram in another Ammonia Facility.

Rural Roots Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and Pastor Harry Joseph, Jr. are seeking a temporary restraining order to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from issuing an expedited permit.

With farmers suffering from high global fertilizer prices due to the war in Iran, Trump Administration officials held a press conference May 19 unveiling their plan to speed up permitting for a Louisiana facility they said would help provide economic relief for the American agricultural community. T...