A failed underground brine cavern is believed to have caused the sinkhole Officials say the sinkhole in Assumption Parish has swallowed up more trees and part of a road built to expedite cleanup ...

Last week, Assumption Parish officials reduced a longstanding mandatory evacuation order to voluntary for the gas station and nearby indutrial facilities. The order stemmed from the nearby Bayou Corne ...

BATON ROUGE — Owners of a failed brine storage cavern say they're working as fast as possible on a state order for work at the Assumption Parish sinkhole. Spokesman Sonny Cranch says Texas Brine Co.