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Train derailment, hydrochloric acid leak prompt evacuations in Louisiana
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PAULINA, La. (AP) — The derailment of six prepare vehicles and a subsequent acid leak prompted highway closures and evacuations Wednesday in a Louisiana neighborhood, officers stated.
No accidents had been reported within the derailment in the neighborhood of Paulina in St. James Parish, about 50 miles west of New Orleans. St. James officers stated about 200 houses had been evacuated. It wasn’t instantly clear what brought about the derailment.
Eric Deroche, St. James homeland safety director, stated a tank automobile was leaking hydrochloric acid that must be neutralized and eliminated earlier than the evacuation order might be lifted. Inhaling fumes from the corrosive chemical can harm the lungs.
State police spokesman Christian Reed stated the broken rail automobile was carrying 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters) of the chemical. Whereas officers weren’t positive precisely how a lot spilled out, St. James Parish President Pete Dufresne advised reporters it was doubtless that each one of it had leaked.
Deroche advised The Advocate officers expanded the preliminary evacuation space from 150 houses to 200 houses after the hydrochloric acid vapor unfold out as winds calmed down within the space. Officers stated residents had been being put up in resorts and that they may go to a seniors’ heart in close by Lutcher for a lodge project.
Reed stated the cleanup would take an “prolonged time frame,” and requested that residents be affected person as the method unfolds.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (KALB) – Everyone dreams of becoming an Olympian, but for Louisiana’s trampoline gymnasts Aliaksei Shostak and Nicole Ahsinger, that dream became a reality.
KALB sports reporter Julia Keller got a chance to sit down with both gymnasts to discuss their journey to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (KALB) – The Louisiana State Police Troop E reported that two people were killed in Avoyelles Parish after a crash on July 4.
Troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash on Hwy 29 near Overby Road at around 1:30 am.
The incident reportedly killed Shepherd Roy Jr., 63, of Bunkie and Robert Johnson, 75, of Breaux Bridge.
Investigators stated that, for reasons not yet determined, a vehicle driven by Roy crossed into the oncoming lane on Hwy 29 and collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Johnson. Neither were wearing seatbelts and both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigator reportedly suspect that impairment was a factor in the crash. Routine toxicology samples were collected for analysis.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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A father-son duo is taking their patriotism to the next level this Independence Day by adorning their Louisiana home with a 50-foot, 60-pound American flag.
John Beard says the massive Old Glory, a gift from a Marine veteran who served four tours in Iraq, pays homage to all America has done for his household.
“We don’t have a huge flag pole [to] put it on, so we decided, in order to show our patriotism, this is how we were going to do it. We put it on the house,” he told “Fox & Friends First” Wednesday.
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In this image, the Beard family’s home is seen draped in the massive American flag. (Fox & Friends First/John Beard Screengrab)
The task wasn’t easy, according to John, who took special care not to damage the flag in the process.
“Ladder, rope and tackle and getting it up there and laying it across and then unfolding it and putting it up there and tacking it down, trying to be as respectful as possible to the flag,” he told a local outlet about the effort.
John’s son Jayden told Fox News that his friends in the neighborhood also came over to help.
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Jayden Beard (left) and his father John Beard (right) (Fox & Friends First/Screengrab)
“They were all for it,” he noted.
“I very much [love my country], and I agree with my father’s choice, what he’s doing of covering the house,” he added. “The flag really represents my freedom, everyone’s freedom of speech of being able to hang this flag without any repercussions.”
Feedback among neighbors has been generally positive, but there has been some “pushback” online, according to John.
“We just kind of think if we’re upsetting the liberals, then you must be doing something right,” he quipped.
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