assumption parish sinkhole

Bayou Corne, One Year Later
Bayou Corne, One Year Later
Bayou Corne, One Year Later
On this day a year ago, several residents of Bayou Corne about 40 miles south of Baton Rouge began watching their homes being swallowed as the earth gave way when a salt dome cavern collapsed under them. Since then, the affected area has grown to 24 acres, and 350 residents are still evacuated...
La. Levies More Fines Against Texas Brine
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LouisianaOffice of Conservation has levied an additional $160,000 fine against Texas Brine Co. LLC. Commissioner James Welsh says the fine levied Monday is for continued failure to comply with his directives for an 8-acre sinkhole and oil and methane releases in northern Assumption Parish...