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DuPont · LaPlace

DuPont to pay nearly half a million dollars over harmful chemical release from facility: 'We are pleased to resolve this matter'

Chemical manufacturing company DuPont has been fined $480,000 for releasing known carcinogens into the atmosphere, per The New Orleans Advocate. The fine comes after a two-and-a-half-year battle with the Environmental Protection Agency. What's happening? DuPont's LaPlace chemical facility has been releasing a known carcinogen into the air at levels greater than what federal rules allow. In an unannounced inspection of the plant, the EPA found n…See the Story

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Deputies searching for missing 13-year-old girl last seen five days ago in LaPlace

LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish deputies are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl who has been missing for five days.Jokaia Polk was last seen on Nov. 9 around noon on Canterbury Drive in LaPlace.Polk is a Black girl, approximately 5’ 1” tall and weighs approximately 110 lbs. She has waist length “Faux-Locs” extensionsin her hair. She is a student at Langston Hughes Academy in New Orleans.PermalinkSee the Story

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