Overview

• Authorities kept a one-mile evacuation and nearby road closures in effect Saturday as crews continued battling the Roseland-area lubricants facility fire.
• Louisiana State Police said smoke was lighter but the incident remained active and complex, with reports of several small explosions.
• No injuries have been reported; 46 people remained at a shelter in Amite after 202 initially checked in, according to parish officials.
• The LDEQ and EPA are conducting air monitoring with readings below actionable thresholds, and residents outside the zone were urged to reduce contact with soot.
• The cause of the explosion is under investigation, and officials said debris entered the Tangipahoa River with water sampling planned to assess impacts.