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Gas venting at Acadia Parish plant this morning

Posted at 12:21 PM, Jun 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-30 13:21:35-04

We’ve had several calls and emails about some activity at a gas plant this morning.

The plant, located on La. 3068 in Acadia Parish, is venting gas, Acadia Parish Sheriff KP Gibson says.

Deputies went to check on things after the noises were reported, and learned that the venting is a normal procedure that happens occasionally, he said.

Residents reported some very loud noises, and sent us photos of several plumes: