Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs

Place Covered: Bayou Corne, Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2012-08-17

Duration: 00:06:13

Subjects: Environment | Bayou Corne sinkhole, 2012 | Disaster response and recovery | Emergency management | Texas Brine Company

Contributors:

• Whinham, Charlie Host
• Sanford, Shauna Host
• Whinham, Charlie Producer
• Fortenberry, Rex Q. Photographer
• Landry, Dennis Interviewee
• Waguespack, Mike Interviewee
• Boudreaux, John Interviewee

This segment from the August 17, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s report on the Bayou Corne Sinkhole in Assumption Parish. This report touches on: the Department of Natural Resource’s conclusion that the sinkhole was caused by an abandoned well owned by the Texas Brine Company; the indefinite mandatory evacuation of 150 homes in the area; and the growing concerns over the close proximity of the sinkhole to a salt cavern housing liquid butane. Whinham interviews: Dennis Landry, the owner of Cajun Cabins in Bayou Corne; Sheriff Mike Waguespack of Assumption Parish; and John Boudreaux of the Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford