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Westbank Fishing Employees Killed in Hazardous Material Incident Were Brothers, Officials Say

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Two employees at Westbank Fishing who died in connection with a hazardous material incident at an Empire production facility last week were brothers from Gretna, according to the Plaquemines Parish Coroner’s Office.

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Two Nicaraguan workers, Yesser Rizo Acevedo (26 years old) and Elliott Rizo Acevedo (31), died on September 4, 2026 in a labor incident in Empire, Louisiana, United States. Both were serving in the facilities of Daybrook Fisheries, operated by Westbank Fishing, when an accident occurred during the discharge of dangerous materials. [...] The entry Nicaraguan brothers die in Louisiana fishing plant during the discharge of dangerous materials was f…

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Nola broke the news in New Orleans, United States on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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