Bayou Bonfouca Clean-up Controversy (1994)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994-01-21
Duration: 00:09:29
Subjects: Environment | United States. Environmental Protection Agency | HAZARDOUS WASTES
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Tierney, Lucy Interviewee
- Polivick, Stan Interviewee
- Whittey, Henry Interviewee
- Dunbar, George Interviewee
- Cry, Irma Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 21, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s report on Slidell residents’ concerns about the clean-up process for the hazardous waste site at Bayou Bonfouca due to the use of a toxic waste incinerator. Chapa reports that Bayou Bonfouca is the most expensive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) superfund clean-up site in the nation. She interviews: Lucy Tierney, resident; Stan Polivick, Slidell city engineer; Henry Whittey, resident; George Dunbar, artist; and Irma Cry, the executive director of the Slidell Chamber of Commerce. Host: Robert Collins