Assumption Parish Police Jury

12:50 p.m. ‘No Wake Zone’ Declared in Assumption Waterways

assumptionla — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:43 +0000

The Police Jury has declared an Emergency Declaration for “No Wake Zones” due to high waters for the following areas:

Bayou Corne
Pierre Part Bay
Bayou Drive Elevation Bridge
Belle River
4-Mile Bayou
Bayou Gannevail
Bayou Crab
Bayou Tranquille
Lake Verret Park Estates Canal
T-Bayou
Pierre Part Bay, along East Drive
Grand Bayou

The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office along with LA Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries will be patrolling the waters this holiday weekend enforcing this declaration. We encourage all boaters to have an enjoyable time on the water – and most of all to be safe!

To view the “No Wake Zone Ordinance” in its entirety, click here.

3:40 p.m. Governor’s Press Conference

assumptionla — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:27 +0000

Video of Governor Jindal’s press conference held today in Bayou Corne are uploaded and can be viewed at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla/

12:20 p.m. Governor’s Press Conference

assumptionla — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:04 +0000

We have been recently advised that Governor Jindal will hold a press conference specific to the current status of the situation, today in Bayou Corne at 1:20 p.m.

11:45 a.m. Blog Changes

assumptionla — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000

There have been some changes made to the design of this site. You now have an option to access archived posts in the right sidebar menu as well as a search box where a key word can be entered to search for specific information in any blog post published since the creation of the site. If you have any questions or have trouble navigating the site please contact Erin Watson, erinwatson@assumptionla.com.

9:05 a.m. Update

assumptionla — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:46 +0000

It has been reported to Assumption Parish Incident Command that their is 96′ of area left to be filled in the Oxy 3 cavern. The drilling operation on the Geophone 1 well to be installed into the salt begins today.

12:50 p.m. Flyover Video Uploaded

assumptionla — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:26 +0000

A video of today’s flyover has been uploaded at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla

4:20 p.m. Berm Breach Video Uploaded

assumptionla — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:18:18 +0000

Another video of the breached berm has been uploaded at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla

2:45 p.m. Video Uploaded

assumptionla — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:43:51 +0000

A video of the breached berm has been uploaded at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla

11:35 a.m. Overnight Breaches in Berm

assumptionla — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:33:04 +0000

Texas Brine’s western berm encountered five breaches overnight. Two breaches have been repaired, one breach is small and has not been repaired yet and two larger breaches continue to fill the sinkhole and containment area. Texas Brine has indicated that repairs will occur once water levels have stabilized.

10:30 a.m. Sinkhole Burp Reported

assumptionla — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:32:16 +0000

Early this morning, there was a burp in the sinkhole. Dr. Hecox has reported that seismic monitors recorded a VLP (very long period seismic signal) at 3:24 a.m. and it is likely that this is when the burp happened. The monitoring/alert status remains at Code 3, which means all work directly on the sinkhoke, Oxy 3 … Continue reading →