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Ascension chemical plant employee found dead in PVC unit overnight
March 29, 2020 12:45 PM
GEISMAR - A chemical plant employee was found dead after a four-hour search and recovery at the Westlake Chemical facility overnight. The company did not release the name of the worker found dead and described the incident as an "accident" in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) unit at the Ascension... more » -
Dispute between relatives, chemical plant heats up over historic slave cemetery Play Video
May 22, 2017 5:29 PM
IBERVILLE PARISH- The dispute between the descendants of Robert Taylor, who set up a cemetery in Revilletown back in 1881, and a chemical plant controlling access to it ended up in court again Monday. Janice Dickerson claims the chemical plant has locked out her and her relatives from accessing the... more » -
Descendants of slave claim chemical plant locked them out of historic cemetery Play Video
May 17, 2017 6:55 PM
PLAQUEMINE- The descendants of a slave in Iberville Parish say money and power prevented them from paying respects to their loved one. Over the weekend, the family says they were locked out by a chemical plant that borders the cemetery property. It's a long-standing legal battle. The First Circuit Court... more »