A federal judge Wednesday granted final approval of a $48.1 million class-action settlement for Louisiana residents affected by a sinkhole that opened two years ago has been swallowing land ever since. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey said there were no …
Texas Brine Co. has moved contractors working on the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole into three homes the company purchased from residents who left after the failure of a company-operated salt dome cavern. Texas Brine spokesman Sonny Cranch tells The Advocate two …
Texas Brine will offer buyouts to Assumption Parish residents whose homes are in a swampy area under evacuation because of a nine-acre sinkhole, Gov. Bobby Jindal said last week. Scientists say the sinkhole formed after the collapse of an underground …