Monthly Archives: March 2013

9:25 a.m. Governor Jindal to Visit Bayou Corne Today

State of Louisiana           
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Office of the Governor

March 19, 2013

GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL

Press Office: Sean Lansing
Contact: 225-342-8006, (c) 225-454-7133
*** MEDIA ADVISORY: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ***

Governor Jindal to Address South Central Industrial Association in HOUMA and Visit BAYOU CORNE to Meet with Local Officials, Families

 

BATON ROUGE – Today Governor Bobby Jindal will travel to Houma to address the South Central Industrial Association on his plan to eliminate income taxes at 11:50 AM. The Governor will then travel to Bayou Corne where he will meet with families impacted by the sinkhole and also meet with local officials at 2 PM. There will be a media availability immediately following the meeting. 

TODAY, Tuesday, March 19

11:50 AM

Governor Jindal addresses South Central Industrial Association on his plan to eliminate income taxes in HOUMA

Courtyard Marriott

142 Library Drive

Houma, LA

2 PM

Governor Jindal holds a media availability following a meeting with families impacted by the sinkhole and local officials in BAYOU CORNE

1481 Hwy 70 South

Belle Rose, LA 70341 

3:00 p.m. Additional Info Regarding Bayou Lafourche Dye Test

Message from the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District:

Just a reminder about the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District and LA Dept of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) dye test on Bayou Lafourche tomorrow.  We will be injecting the dye into the bayou around 8:00 am in the vicinity of Fresh Catch/ Cafe Lafourche north of the railroad tracks in Donaldsonville. 

The dye will be red in color to begin with the color dropping off to a dull reddish color then fading out completely further south. LDEQ has specialized monitors that will detect the dye further south. 

This will be the first of four dye tests. This one will consist of running two pumps and will measure the time of travel between Donaldsonville and Napoleonville. The second leg of the two pump test will have the dye injected in the Napoleonville area with the monitors spaced out from there to the Lefort Canal  approximately 5 miles south of Thibodaux. The third and fourth tests will repeat the injection and monitor sites but we will be using three pumps when the river level permits.

10:10 a.m. Info Regarding Bayou Lafourche/Non-Sinkhole Related

This post contains information received from the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District and is not associated with the sinkhole situation in the Bayou Corne community. It is being posted here as a method of disseminating the information effectively.

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The Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District will be conducting, along with DEQ, a dye study within Bayou Lafourche. This will take place this week from Tuesday – Friday (March 19-March 22). It will consist of dye being placed into the bayou, starting in Donaldsonville and extending beyond Thibodaux.  Please be aware that this dye will have a tendency to turn the water a tint of red.  Please note that there is no harm associated with any aspect of this study and the color tint is only temporary.

8:40 a.m. Community Briefing, Tomorrow

Please be reminded of the community briefing being held tomorrow evening…

Where:   Assumption Parish Community Center
                4910 Highway 308, Napoleonville, LA
When:    Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.

5:20 p.m. Slough In Image

The red line in the photo attached depicts the area of swampland that sloughed in when the “burp” in the sinkhole happened early this morning. If you have trouble viewing the image (as I’m posting via mobile), please email me at erinwatson@assumptionla.com and it can be forwarded directly to you.

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5:00 p.m. Info from DNR

The Office of Conservation is advising the public that a large “burp” event was recorded at the sinkhole shortly after 3 a.m on the morning of Sunday, March 17, related to the recent period of elevated deep seismic activity around the failed Oxy 3 cavern and the sinkhole. As has happened in past events, such as the period of elevated seismic activity that preceded the Jan. 19 “burp” event, the recent period of elevated activity was observed for several days prior to a sinkhole event. Though the deep subsurface activity appears to have calmed significantly, Conservation’s contracted experts continue to note shallower seismic activity likely related to slumping of the sinkhole sides and water movement in the sinkhole and immediately below it. Monitoring is constantly ongoing in the area and Conservation will advise the public of significant changes in subsurface conditions.