By Wesley Muller
Louisiana Illuminator
A Texas fertilizer company announced Tuesday it has halted its plans to build an ammonia plant in Jefferson Parish. The decision came one day before local officials were going to vote on the company’s request for a multi-million dollar tax break that would have helped subsidize the project.
The project faced immense public pushback from residents critical of its environmental risks and the company’s repeated waffling on an initial promise to bring more than 100 high-paying jobs to the community.