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• Gov. Jeff Landry: Oil spill near Port Fourchon caused by cargo transfer hose transfer Play Video

  March 6, 2026 9:48 AM

  PORT FOURCHON — The Marine Safety Unit Houma responded to a crude oil leak at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port facility near Grand Isle on Feb. 26. The oil leak was caused by a material failure in a cargo transfer hose, causing the release of 750 oil barrels, according... more »

• Records reveal federal criminal search warrant served at Smittys Supply Play Video

  January 12, 2026 1:24 PM

  ROSELAND ( La. Illuminator ) — Federal law enforcement agents served a search warrant at the Smitty’s Supply plant in November, records show, signaling a rare criminal investigation could be underway into last year’s fire and oil spill disaster at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products supply plant. The U.S.... more »

• Houston oil company faces nearly $10 million fine for 2023 oil spill off Louisiana coast Play Video

  January 6, 2026 4:31 PM

  WASHINGTON — A Houston-based oil company is facing what the Trump administration says is the largest civil fine ever for a 2023 oil spill off the Louisiana coast. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration notified Panther Operating Co. on Dec.... more »

• Over 2,300 shrimpers, seafood businesses sue over 2022 oil spill on opening day of shrimping season Play Video

  August 12, 2025 6:51 PM

  HOUSTON — Over 2,300 shrimpers, boat owners and seafood business owners from across the Gulf Coast filed a lawsuit in Houston against two companies over an oil spill in Louisiana's Terrebonne Bay that happened on the opening day of the 2022 shrimping season. Around 200 of the 2,328 listed... more »

• Officials contain oil, natural gas spill at well off Louisiana gulf coast Play Video

  May 5, 2025 1:30 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — A team of national and state officials on Monday successfully contained an oil and natural gas spill at a well off the Louisiana gulf coast. The Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, said they cut off the flange... more »

• WBRZ FLASHBACK: 2010 BP Oil Spill Play Video

  April 24, 2025 6:02 PM

  On April 20, 2010, about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana a massive fire and explosion happened on the Deepwater Horizon. More than 100 crew members evacuated into the dark of night and eleven people died in the fire. Over the next 87 days, upwards of 3 million... more »

• Incredible video shows train plowing into stalled sugarcane truck in Iberville Parish Play Video

  November 27, 2019 7:24 PM

  WHITE CASTLE - A viewer video shows the moment a speeding train slammed into a sugarcane truck stopped at a railroad crossing. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office says the accident happened sometime Saturday in White Castle. The video shows the semi apparently stuck, flashing its hazard lights, at... more »

• Overturned cement truck leaves mess on Greenwell Springs Road

  November 28, 2017 12:20 PM

  CENTRAL - Firefighters say they didn't have to go far after a cement truck overturned and spilled its load right in front of a Central fire station Tuesday morning. The Central Fire Department responded to reports of a crash on Greenwell Springs Road near Donnybrook sometime before 9:30 a.m.... more »

• Overturned sewage truck closes Highway 74 in Ascension Parish

  August 16, 2017 3:39 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Authorities say an overturned sewage truck caused blockage on Highway 74 in Ascension Parish Wednesday. The crash occurred on Highway 74 between Bluff Road and Highway 30 around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says a man was taken from the scene with non life-threatening... more »

• LA-1 closed between LA-405 and LA-943 due to spill

  June 13, 2016 4:28 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - LA-1 is closed in both directions as crews work to clean up a spill of non-hazardous material. The closure affects the portion of LA-1 between LA-405 and LA-943 (Donaldsonville). Traffic is not passing through at this time as all lanes remain closed in both directions. ... more »

• Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

  May 12, 2016 11:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS -- On Thursday, the US Coast Guard responded to a crude oil spill from an underwater Shell pipeline. Shell officials said they believe about 2,100 barrels of oil were released as a result of the spill. Authorities said Shell has isolated the leak and shut down production... more »

• Oil company to pay fines over 3 Atchafalaya oil spills

  April 23, 2016 3:27 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors say a Lafayette-based oil company has agreed to pay more than $700,000 in fines in connection with three crude oil spills in the Atchafalaya River basin. The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday it had entered a consent decree with ORB Exploration LLC. The company is... more »

• UPDATE: St. Mary Parish lifts shelter advisory following spill

  March 28, 2016 8:47 PM

  ST. MARY PARISH - Louisiana State Police Haz Mat lifted the shelter advisory in place for residents after an oil spill in Bayou Teche near the Adeline Bridge occurred on Monday night. Highway 87 is now open, accoriding to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office. The portion of Bayou... more »

• I-10W reopened after truck loses load on bridge

  January 29, 2016 11:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials shut down the westbound side of I-10 over the Mississippi River bridge after a truck loaded with steel construction materials lost its load. DOTD shut the interstate down at the I-10 / I-110 split in order to divert traffic to US-190. The ramp from... more »

• Randy Anny, wife plead not guilty to fraud, conspiracy Play Video

  September 3, 2015 12:49 PM

  SORRENTO - A Sorrento Council member and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal charges they illegally claimed thousands of dollars of Gulf oil spill recovery money. Randy Anny and his wife Barbara entered their pleas in federal court in Baton Rouge Thursday morning. They both face charges of... more »

• La. to see millions from Transocean settlement

  January 3, 2013 3:47 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana lawmakers trumpeted the fact that the state will see hundreds of millions of dollars as part of the federal government's $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean today over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The final terms of the settlement require Transocean, which owned the drilling rig... more »