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An inside look at what EPA inspectors found at Smittys Supply (opens the original)
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ROSELAND (La. Illuminator) — A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspection of the Smitty’s Supply Inc. petroleum packaging plant in Tangipahoa Parish discovered hundreds of other chemical spills and hazards in areas unaffected by the August explosion and fire. EPA officials detailed their findings in an inspection report that formed the basis of a consent order that requires the company to address violations inspectors documented during an Oct. 7 visit to the Roseland facility. The agency ma
Records reveal federal criminal search warrant served at Smittys Supply (opens the original)
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ROSELAND (La. Illuminator) — Federal law enforcement agents served a search warrant at the Smitty’s Supply plant in November, records show, signaling a rare criminal investigation could be underway into last year’s fire and oil spill disaster at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products supply plant. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which appears to be leading the inquiry through its Criminal Investigation Division, has so far said little about the search at Smitty’s Supply Inc. in Roselan
Hundreds of Louisiana restaurants cited, fined for not disclosing imported seafood (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE (La. Illuminator) — Louisiana law requires restaurants to clearly indicate when they serve imported seafood, but hundreds have failed to do so, according to a review of state enforcement data from 2025. In response to a public records request, the Louisiana Department of Health compiled spreadsheets listing every restaurant cited and which ones were fined. State law requires all food establishments using imported shrimp or crawfish to indicate it clearly on their menus or on a sign a
Illuminator: Smitty's Supply began pumping out stormwater without approval from all required agencies (opens the original)
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ROSELAND (Louisiana Illuminator) — 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 the Tangipahoa River. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality granted a “short-term and emergency discharges” permit Feb. 6 to Smitty’s Supply Inc. in Roseland. After samples of the treated stormwater runoff from the facility passed a toxicity test, the co
SpaceX sweeteners: How did Louisiana lure Elon Musks rocket launch site to its coast? (opens the original)
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PECAN ISLAND (Louisiana Illuminator) — Louisiana officials offered SpaceX what might be one of the largest single-project tax breaks in U.S. history to cinch a $100 billion deal to build its largest launch facility yet in coastal Vermilion Parish. State and local governments are giving SpaceX a tax incentive package valued at an estimated $27.5 billion, according to documents obtained in a public records request from Louisiana Economic Development. They outline the state’s negotiations for what’
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