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  • 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 »

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