A petroleum products plant that exploded in August might have missed a step in the approval process before it began pumping millions of gallons of treated water last week into a ditch that drains to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - State documents show a contractor has recovered dozens of oil-covered and injured animals after the Smitty’s Supply Inc. environmental disaster in Tangipahoa ...

Long before the explosion at Smitty’s Supply sent smoke over Tangipahoa Parish and launched lawsuits, contamination concerns and federal litigation, state and federal records show regulators had ...

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7 months after that massive fire at the Smitty supply facility in Tangible Parish, newly released lab reports now show high levels of so-called forever chemicals in water that's tied to the site.

The August explosion at Smitty's Supply sent black smoke and oily substances for miles. State regulators granted an emergency permit to discharge up to 1m gallons.

Months after the Smitty’s Supply explosion, parents and leaders protest outside Roseland Montessori School over concerns about children’s safety.

The Smitty's Supply Inc. plant that exploded and burned down last year can resume allowing storm runoff from the devastated site to flow into the Tangipahoa River thanks to an elaborate filtration ...

ROSELAND, La. (WGNO) — A protest is scheduled on Saturday, April 4, in Roseland, in response to concerns about the long-term effects of the August 2025 Smitty’s Supply explosion. “It is the ...