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  • Cavern damaged, now crews have to figure out what happened

    September 25, 2012 12:18 AM

    BAYOU CORNE- Scientists discovered a salt brine cavern, deep under Assumption Parish, has been damaged. Seismic activity in the area is blamed. "The cavern damage was caused by an external source," a spokesperson for Texas Brine said in a news release late Monday. Texas Brine operated a brine... more »
  • Assistance location for sinkhole evacuees changed Play Video

    August 21, 2012 6:30 PM

    NAPOLEONVILLE - Texas Brine today said they're changing where and when assistance checks will be given out to people evacuated from an area near a sinkhole on their property in Assumption Parish. Spokesperson Sonny Cranch said because of overcrowded conditions they changed the location to the St. Joseph the... more »
  • Natl. Guard reports sinkhole grew overnight

    August 9, 2012 3:08 PM

    BAYOU CORNE - Authorities in Assumption Parish reported that the slurry area near Bayou Corne grew overnight. The National Guard took infared readings by helicopter overnight, and observed the sinkhole grew by 10 to 20 feet from north to south. Earlier today authorities said they were taking readings... more »
  • Hundreds evacuate while agencies monitor sinkhole Play Video

    August 6, 2012 6:06 PM

    ASSUMPTION PARISH - Nearly 200 people left the Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou area after a sinkhole caused officials to order a mandatory evacuation. The massive sinkhole, the size of a football field, is located about 2,000 feet behind Shelly Hernandez's house. "We don't know what's going to... more »
  • Officials say diesel found in liquefied swampland

    August 6, 2012 4:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State officials say preliminary slurry water samples pulled from the acre of swampland that liquefied into muck over the weekend indicate the presence of small amounts of diesel hydrocarbons. The pond of muck, located in Assumption Parish, first appeared Friday night and grew quickly, bending a 36-inch... more »
  • "Sinkhole" now "slurry area" in bayou

    August 3, 2012 1:18 PM

    BAYOU CORNE - Parish officials are now calling what they initially said was a "sinkhole" a "slurry area" near bubbling bayous in Assumption Parish. According to a press people in Bayou Corne reported a strong diesel smell this morning. Shortly after that authorities identified a "slurry area" where several... more »
  • Sinkhole appears in bubbling swamp

    August 3, 2012 10:49 AM

    BAYOU CORNE - A sinkhole formed overnight in an area of Assumption Parish swamps that have been bubbling for several weeks now. John Boudreaux, the director of the parish office of emergency preparedness, said the sinkhole measured about 200 feet by 200 feet and several trees had fallen into... more »
  • Abandoned well could be source of gas leak Play Video

    July 25, 2012 6:12 PM

    BELLE ROSE - Assumption Parish officials believe an abandon well leaking natural gas could be what's causing bubbles on Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou. A resident came across the abandoned well two days ago off La. 70, in a swamp near Bayou Corne. Officials said the well is leaking... more »
  • Gas bubbles continue in Bayou Corne

    July 18, 2012 4:13 PM

    NAPOLEONVILLE - Analysts pulled gas samples today from the bubbling Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou areas in their continuing search to find out what's causing them. The Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Natural Resources have been in the area since July 14 trying to determine the source... more »
  • Residents living in Bayou Corne are on edge

    July 13, 2012 10:10 AM

    BELLE ROSE- Residents living on Bayou Corne, in Assumption Parish, are living with fear, because of the uncertainity of a natural gas leaks, that's boiling to the top of the bayou. Today, USGS will be installing seismic monitors in the area where the bubbles are appearing. Adrian Pittman... more »
  • Bubbles in bayou raise concerns Play Video

    June 28, 2012 6:15 PM

    PIERRE PART - Assumption Parish authorities are holding a meeting to discuss a natural gas leak causing bubbles in Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou. For seven years, Shelly Hernandez has called Bayou Corne home. "I really love the area, it was very peaceful until we started having gas... more »

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