Louisiana chemical plant News

Louisiana Chemical Plant Asks Regulators to Allow Higher Emissions of Potential Toxin

A Louisiana chemical plant that agreed to lower its emissions of a potentially harmful toxin now wants to raise them based on research indicating the compound is safe at much higher levels than what federal environmental officials previously said. The …

Police: 1 Dead, 7 Hurt in 2nd Louisiana Plant Blast

A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier. The latest explosion also injured seven people, some severely, State Police …

2nd Victim Dies After Blast at Geismar, Louisiana Chemical Plant

An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at Baton …