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Twin Sisters Buy Plantations to Reclaim Their Heritage
Identical twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner are Louisiana natives with deep family roots dating back to slavery. They grew up in an area along the Mississippi River known as “Cancer Alley.” ...
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Historically Black town in Louisiana's Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
WALLACE, La. — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage ...