Category Archives: Accident Response Team
St. Rose Community Ready for a Change
Ashley Hubbard is LABB’s newest Petroleum Accident Research Intern and is currently studying Public Health at Dillard University in New Orleans. This past Thursday on July 3rd, while most communities were be getting ready for a holiday weekend filled with … Continue reading
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Marathon Garyville is hit by tornado
Anna Hrybyk, Program Manager An EF-1 tornado, about 150 yards wide with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph, hit Garyville about 5:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said. The tornado damaged the cooling towers at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville … Continue reading
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When It Rains It Oils in St. Bernard Parish
By Andy Zellinger, Research Analyst Updates on Valero Meraux’s October oil spray At 2 PM on Friday, October 25th Valero Refinery in Meraux, LA reported a large discharge of crude oil from a rupture in a crude unit to the … Continue reading
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