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Sheriff Ackal says Lake Peigneur Could be Worse than Assumption Sinkhole Play Video
March 19, 2013 7:13 PM
"If we have a collapse there, it would be a hell of a catastrophe and it worries me, it has worried me for many years. Seeing it first hand, I know what could happen," said Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal. He vividly remembers the Jefferson Island Salt Mine Collapse... more » -
DNR to appoint sinkhole commission
March 18, 2013 9:14 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Stephen Chustz will appoint the members of a "blue ribbon commission" by the end of this week to determine when Bayou Corne residents can safely return home. The sinkhole led to evacuation of about 150 homes in August. Patrick... more » -
Bayou Corne Sinkhole Raises Concerns at Lake Peigneur Play Video
October 8, 2012 8:01 PM
A sinkhole in Assumption Parish is raising concerns in Acadiana. Crews are digging wells near a four-acre sinkhole beneath Bayou Corne. The wells are being sued to vent and investigate natural gas trapped below the salt brining facility. Louisiana Senator Fred Mills said in light of this incident, he... more » -
Company to Pad Fund to Aid Residents Near Sinkhole
August 12, 2012 1:40 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Houston-based brine company has agreed to make a "significant contribution" to a fund for residents ordered to evacuate their homes after a sinkhole formed in Assumption Parish that may be connected to one of the company's salt caverns. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security... more » -
Church Road in Leonville closed due to sinkhole
November 4, 2009 10:50 AM
In St. Landry Parish, a portion of Church Road in Leonville is once again shut down because of a sinkhole. Last week's wet weather washed out a portion of the road near Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church and Highway 103. Officials say the roadway will be shut down until... more »
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