The stalled plant, planned for majority Black district in St James Parish, would have produced 2 million tons of methanol annually, used in a variety of products including plastics and fuels.
Dozens of people in orange shirts showed up at meetings to support Entergy's new power plant. But for many of them, it was just an acting gig. They were paid to show up and speak on the company's behalf. The Lens interviewed a few of them and reviewed messages outlining the astroturfing effort.
