The entrance sign for Shell’s Convent Refinery in St. James Parish, Louisiana, stands illuminated against the night sky. Opened in 1967, the refinery was a major facility in the state’s “Petrochemical Corridor,” processing up to 240,000 barrels of crude oil per day at its peak. Shell permanently shut down operations in 2020 amid declining demand and corporate restructuring, marking the end of one of the region’s most significant industrial sites along the Mississippi River.
Lemannville, Louisiana, United States
Photo taken in December 2019. © Chad Davis
