The Louisiana Environmental Action Network has taken steps to join the state and federal government’s legal action against Smitty’s Supply Inc. for the August explosion at its petroleum products ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Smitty's Supply provided an update on its recovery process months after an explosion at its facility in Roseland. The explosion was linked to a malfunction with a broiler on Aug. 22, 2025. Sign up for ...

ROSELAND, La. (WGNO) — According to the Environmental Protection Agency, inspectors discovered over 200 spills, about 250 damaged containers and more than 300 unlabeled or unidentified containers at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – State officials have denied a request from Smitty’s Supply Inc. to dispose of wastewater and stormwater from its disaster cleanup into drainage ditches that ...

State officials have denied a request from Smitty’s Supply Inc. to dispose of wastewater and stormwater from its disaster cleanup into drainage ditches that lead to the Tangipahoa River. The company ...

WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE HEARING THE 911 CALLS THAT POURED IN AFTER THAT TERRIFYING EXPLOSION IN AUGUST AT SMITTY’S SUPPLY WDSU INVESTIGATOR AUBRY KILLION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE CALLS AND NEW ...

Federal and state regulators are suing Smitty’s Supply Inc., the Tangipahoa Parish oil and lubricant plant, over an Aug. 22 explosion that sent a plume of black smoke towering over Roseland and forced ...

ROSELAND, La. — Smitty's Supply could be on the hook for millions of dollars if they're found to be liable of the 13 claims laid out in a lawsuit filed this week by the federal government. This is the ...