The groups say Formosa will be putting its plant on top of the graves of people who were enslaved. James Parish where Formosa plans to build a $9.4B chemical manufacturing complex. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade won a civil dispute against Formosa that allowed them to visit and pray at the site in St. It is unclear why the warrants were issued six months after the incident occurred and just a week after the environmental justice group Rise St. He did not respond to a request for comment. The warrant was signed by 19th Judicial District Judge Anthony Marabella. Louisiana defines terrorism as intentionally causing fear to the general public, causing evacuation of a building or other serious disruption to the general public. These were used as evidence in a landmark lawsuit filed against Formosa under the Clean Water Act.” They attached a note that read: “These are just some of the billions of nurdles that Formosa Plastics dumped into the coastal waters of the state of Texas. The pellets were collected from the ground in Lavaca Bay, Texas, near a manufacturing facility owned by Formosa Plastics. In December, the women left a box of plastic pellets, called nurdles, on the doorstep of petrochemical lobbyist Greg Bowser. The pair turned themselves in to the Baton Rouge Police Department after learning warrants had been filed. Their arrests come one week after they won a civil dispute against Formosa Plastics.Īnne Rolfes faces a charge of terrorism, while her coworker, Kate McIntosh, faces a charge of principal to terrorism. Two women from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade were arrested on charges related to terrorism Thursday, six months after they left a box of plastic on the front porch of a lobbyist for the petrochemical industry as a form of protest.

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