Reginald Grace, local environmental activist, pictured outside of his home in St. Gabriel on Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by Robert Stewart/Verite News)
The city of St. Gabriel has zero major fast food chain restaurants, pharmacies or laundromats. But there are nearly a dozen chemical facilities within city limits and at least 30 within a 10 mile radius.
“We have bad smells here at night,” said Reginald Grace, 72, a retired counselor and lifelong resident. “Like a rotten egg, like chlorine.”…