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UPDATE: Highway re-opened after diesel spill near Mamou

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Posted at 10:53 AM, Jul 15, 2022
and last updated 2022-07-15 12:23:06-04

UPDATE: As of 11:20 a.m., deputies say the road is now open.

A large diesel spill had closed Oberlin Road west of Mamou.

Evangeline Parish Sheriff's deputies report that the large spill has closed the road. The Oberlin Highway, also known as La. 104, was to be closed indefinitely while the spill is cleaned up. The closure was from Bergeron Road to George Soileau Road, also known as La. 3277.

Hazmat officials and DEQ have both been notified, deputies say.