Overview

• The blaze at the automotive lubricants facility near Roseland remained active Friday evening with no timeline to lift the evacuation, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Highway 51 at Highway 10 was closed and authorities urged residents and motorists to avoid the area until further notice.
• The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the EPA deployed teams to conduct air monitoring, with early readings reported as zero.
• A nearby elementary school was evacuated by bus to a reunification site and the district said all students and staff were accounted for and safe.
• Investigators have not determined the cause, no injuries have been reported, and more than 35 agencies are supporting the response.