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Another 20-foot section of land lost in sink hole

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Posted by Amber Stegall - email
(Source: Assumption Office of Emergency Preparedness) (Source: Assumption Office of Emergency Preparedness)
BAYOU BLUE, LA (WAFB) -

The sinkhole is growing. According to the Assumption Parish President, the sink hole has lost another 20-foot section. On Thursday, 50-feet fell in. No one was injured when the land fell in either time.

Crews are expected to being drilling the observation well tonight between 4 p.m. and midnight, weather permitting.

People living near the massive sink hole who had to be evacuated will be getting some money for their trouble. Beginning August 17, each home will be receiving $875 per week.

Residents must submit a driver's license or other photo ID to confirm they live near the sink hole.

Checks are being issued at the Sheriff's substation in Pierre Part.

Assistance for Bayou Corne Area Residents to be available Friday, August 17

Firm selected to handle aid to those affected by evacuation order

Residents affected by the August 4 evacuation order resulting from the discovery of a sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish will begin receiving financial assistance beginning Friday, August 17.

Texas Brine Company, LLC, of Houston, has chosen Worley Catastrophe Response to coordinate and manage a housing assistance fund for residents living around the Bayou Corne community in the area under a mandatory evacuation order issued by Assumption Parish officials. Worley will operate out of the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office substation in Pierre Part. A Worley employee will be on site once a week, or as needed, beginning Friday.

Beginning August, 17, the fund will be used to provide weekly housing assistance to those who live in the affected area. A check in the amount of $875 per week will be issued to a representative of each household in the affected area who submits a Louisiana driver's license or other reasonably acceptable photo identification confirming residence in the evacuation zone. Those residences are listed in documentation provided by parish officials.

Assistance checks will issued by a Worley representative at the sheriff's substation on a weekly basis. Texas Brine has instructed Worley to consult with representatives of any household whose residents believe that special circumstances might warrant additional assistance. Each of those requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Local, state and federal officials studying the sinkhole have not yet determined fault in the incident. Texas Brine has operations adjacent to the sinkhole, south of La. 70 South in Assumption Parish. The company is working closely with government officials to help determine the cause of the sinkhole.

Because of its proximity to the sinkhole, Texas Brine has taken the lead in providing aid to residents in the community neighboring their facility and hired Worley to administer the program, known as the Bayou Corne Incident Evacuee Fund.

About Texas Brine Company, LLC:

Texas Brine Company, LLC, is the largest independent brine producer in the United States, supplying over 30 percent of the brine requirements of the chlor-alkali industry. More information is available at http://www.texasbrine.com. 

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