Louisiana town fights for relief after a billion-dollar oil disaster

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By Adam Mahoney, Capital BJan 3, 2026, 2:00 pm439 ptsTop
Four months have passed since a Louisiana oil facility burst apart, spewing a dense black sludge that drifted across homes, farms, and waterways as far as 50 miles away. Since then, the U.S. Department of Justice and Louisiana environmental regulators have filed a sweeping lawsuit against Smitty’s Supply,…

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