Safe, healthy jobs that St. John the Baptist residents can do now.
Greenfield Exports is constructing a new state-of-the-art export grain facility located on the west bank of St. John the Baptist Parish in Wallace, LA. Our facility will receive grain primarily via barge and then export grain via oceangoing vessels and no new smoke stacks will be built.
Greenfield Louisiana is planning to construct a new state-of-the-art export grain facility located on the west bank of St. John the Baptist Parish in Wallace, LA. The facility aims to help the community transition to a cleaner, more sustainable economy while also protecting things like jobs and funding for local schools.
Greenfield is working with stakeholders to make sure our process is community-driven.
Partnering with our community
Greenfield started with a mission: to build a state-of-the-art Grain Export Terminal to drive environmental justice and transformative economic development in our communities. Greenfield’s technologically advanced and environmentally-sound grain facility will mitigate our global food crisis and dramatically expand access to national and international markets for local and regional farmers. Central to our mission is our commitment to combating the legacy of environmental injustice that has historically damaged the health and well-being of Black communities along the Mississippi.
Greenfield seems different because it is different. Greenfield is working to transform agriculture for local and regional farmers and the environment. To advance its mission, Greenfield is working in partnership with the community in order to revive the West Bank’s economy by creating good-paying, safe green jobs. In its operations, Greenfield meets the highest environmental standards and protects public health as well as honors the local culture and community heritage.
Greenfield started its work by listening. More than a year ago, Greenfield spoke with hundreds of residents, community leaders, and local businesses about responsibly revitalizing the West Bank so that the next generation of residents can remain and prosper in St. John the Baptist Parish. Those conversations yielded important feedback: above all else, West Bank residents demand opportunity: opportunities to access better jobs and careers of the future, and to make a good living in the Parish –– residents do not want to leave their community in order to thrive in their lives. West Bank residents are calling for more investment in its local school so that West St. John can prepare its graduates for local, high-paying careers. Greenfield is a committed partner of West St. John and will work hand-in-glove with the local education and workforce systems to connect more residents to transformative job and career opportunities.
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