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Koch and St. James petition Louisiana Supreme Court

Expansion would boost methanol output by 25%

Lawsuits already cost parish over $400,000

Koch Industries and St. James Parish are hoping to take residents and opponents of a plant expansion to the Louisiana Supreme Court, according to records obtained by The Center Square.

In a now consolidated case, Koch and St. James are petitioning the state’s high court to overturn a 5th Circuit decision that put a stop to a planned pipeline and plant upgrade that Koch hoped to build. The St. James Parish Planning Commission unanimously approved the project over two years ago and litigation was soon filed.

Parish attorneys say the project is different from many other controversial industrial proposals because it is located in a

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