Gov. Landry Urges Swift Cleanup After Roseland Oil Spill

Tangipahoa Parish, state officials give update on Smitty's Supply fire efforts

ROSELAND, La. (WGNO) — Louisiana officials provided an update on the efforts surrounding the Smitty's Supply fire and explosion. A news conference was held on Wednesday, Oct. 1 with the officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Tangipahoa Parish officials and Gov. Jeff Landry. On Sept. 29, Landry called for faster clean-up of material from the explosion after seeing a video showin…

Gov. Landry urges swift cleanup after Roseland oil spill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says nearly 79 million gallons of oily liquid have been picked up between the Tangipahoa River, the Smitty's site, and nearby ponds.

Gov. Landry, EPA to give update on Smitty’s Supply cleanup after Roseland explosion

Officials report more than 7 million gallons of contaminated liquid recovered; residents remain concerned about waterways and air quality.

An Explosion Left a Black Town Contaminated. Politics Are Stunting the Cleanup.

On the banks of the Tangipahoa River in South Louisiana, thick oil slicks and chemical odors ripple across the water. Five weeks after an oil and lubricant facility exploded, sending oily soot as far as 40 miles away, Black residents still complain that the chemical smell is so strong that it wakes them up in the middle of the night.  Over the past week, federal cleanup crews and state regulators have scrambled to deploy booms and barriers along…

Gov. Landry, EPA give update on cleanup efforts more than a month after Smitty's Supply explosion

AMITE — State and federal officials said Wednesday they have cleaned up more than 4 million gallons of oil more than a month after explosions at Smitty's Supply polluted the area with an oily chemical residue, but they are still just three-quarters of the way finished.WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE:On Aug. 22, a series of explosions at oil and lubricant manufacturer Smitty's Supply in Roseland blanketed surrounding areas with oil and various ch…

Roseland Residents Say Smitty’s Fire Cleanup Lags As Threat Extends Toward Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans

Officials swiftly contained the fire, roughly 90 to 98 percent by August 24 to 26, but the environmental footprint of the disaster has proven harder t