VIOLET, La., Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Officials released a new, expert report today that provides a negative view of the Port of New Orleans’ plans to develop a massive container ...

St. Bernard Parish politicians, including Parish President Louis Pomes, center, who testified at the House Transportation Committee on Monday, May 12, 2025, in favor of a road to link the Port of ...

The massive proposed container port project known as the LIT that Port NOLA plans to develop is in Violet, a small community in St. Bernard Parish. This project has recently ...

The meeting, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provided residents with an opportunity to weigh in on Port NOLA’s plan to construct a container terminal in Violet — a project that ...

St. Bernard Parish Public Schools leaders told lawmakers the project would force the relocation of Willie Smith Elementary. The parish government has filed a lawsuit to stop the port’s construction.

The terminal, described as a $1.8 billion container facility in St. Bernard, has been controversial due to health and quality of life concerns by residents in St. Bernard Parish.

Curtis added that due to St. Bernard Parish’s requirement of only 20% of registered voters to force a recall election, organizers have until Nov. 11, 2025, to collect 5,451 signatures against Pomes.