Frustrated Assumption Parish, La., residents displaced by a massive sinkhole that has swallowed 9 acres of land near their homes are asking lawmakers to assist them, in getting buyouts of their property. People packing a Tuesday hearing of the Senate …
The sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish, La., continues to grow. John Boudreaux, director of the Assumption Parish Office of Homeland Security, tells The Advocate roughly 5,000 square feet of land sloughed off into the sinkhole Tuesday morning, and that by …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance is investigating reports that insurers are not renewing homeowner’s policies of residents evacuated due to the large sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told The Advocate that his office has not received a …
The chairman of the Louisiana Senate Natural Resources Committee says he favors holding a joint legislative hearing in mid-February in Assumption Parish concerning issues raised by the Napoleonville Dome sinkhole. State Sen. Gerald Long tells The Advocate parish officials had …
Assumption Parish officials say scientists have noticed a recent increase in seismic activity near the huge sinkhole at Bayou Corne, La., and worry that it might grow again. Parish emergency preparedness director John Boudreaux tells The Advocate that the increase …
Louisiana officials say a growing, 5.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish swamps gobbled up another strip of land this week. John Boudreaux, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, tells The Advocate trees fell in with …
The emergency preparedness director for Assumption Parish, La., says wells are being dug to vent and investigate natural gas trapped beneath a community near a 4-acre sinkhole. An unknown amount of gas is trapped below Bayou Corne. The water-bearing sands …
Officials say they are one step closer to figuring out the cause behind the massive sinkhole that has been plaguing Assumption Parish, La., for over a month. State Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh said Wednesday that Texas Brine Co., the …