The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to take a look at an appellate court ruling that found St. James Parish didn't follow its own land use rules when it backed a $185 million expansion of Koch Methanol in 2023.

In a 3-2 vote in May, the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal found St. James officials failed to apply the highest level of scrutiny called for in their ordinances associated with Koch Methanol's plans, overturning a lower court ruling that had blessed the land use decision.

Mount Triumph Baptist Church, parish resident Beverly Alexander, and environmental groups Rise St. James and Inclusive Louisiana had previously challenged the land use decision in state court, triggering the appellate litigation. The Environmental Law Clinic at Tulane and the Center for Constitutional Ri

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