ROSELAND, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – Louisiana and federal officials are taking legal action against Smitty’s Supply Inc.

Louisiana on Wednesday sued Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant manufacturer whose Tangipahoa Parish facility exploded in August, ...

Federal and state regulators say Smitty’s Supply ignored pollution laws for years before an August explosion in Roseland ...

Louisiana and federal regulators have filed a sweeping lawsuit against Smitty’s Supply Inc., seeking potentially more than $1 billion in fines and penalties tied to years of environmental violations ...

According to the civil complaint, Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking damages due to the cost incurred from the explosion ...

Responders have deployed approximately 5,100 feet of hard booms and 106 bales of absorbent boom, with an additional 2,500 feet of boom en route to the site.

Louisiana officials reopened part of the Tangipahoa River after a massive industrial fire contaminated the waterway with oil and chemicals.

The lower section of the Tangipahoa River was reopened to the public Friday, more than two months after a catastrophic explosion spilled millions of gallons of oil and other petroleum products into ...

According to the Lafourche Parish Fire District 3, air and water quality are being monitored regularly in and around the area ...

Attorney John Carmouche says the lawsuits over coastal damage will eventually clear the decks for future oil and gas investment. The industry disagrees.