ROSELAND - A month after an explosion at Smitty's Supply , people who live and work in the area say cleanup is nowhere near complete.

Tangipahoa resident Neil Currier said even a month after the explosion, the destruction continued to alter people's way of life in Roseland.

"Katrina was bad, as a warzone. This is worse," Currier said.

John Daley owns a sand and gravel business. He said the closure of part of Highway 51 is hurting both customers and employees.

"Everybody is spending more money on gas and taking 15 to 20 more minutes to come home," Daley said. "My employees mostly live in Roseland. They have to go all the way to Tangipahoa and come back. It adds 10 more miles both way for their commute. The biggest ordeal? I can't get customers to my [gravel and sand] pit. The Highway

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