Gov. Landry, EPA give update on cleanup efforts more than a month after Smitty's Supply explosion

AMITE — Gov. Jeff Landry and Environmental Protection Agency representatives held a press conference Wednesday to provide an update on cleanup efforts in Tangipahoa Parish, more than a month after explosions at Smitty's Supply polluted the area with an oily chemical residue.

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The news conference comes just two days after Landry criticized the EPA's response, saying that the agency is " not going fast enough."

On Aug. 22, a series of explosions at oil and lubricant manufacturer Smitty's Supply in Roseland blanketed surrounding areas with oil and various chemicals. Homes, cars and trees were covered in a slick, black layer of muck. The explosion also contaminated nearby waterways, especially the Tangipahoa River, which flows into Lake Pontchartrain.