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The Shell plant explosion in Norco, Louisiana refers to two explosions that occurred in the community in 1973 and 1988. The incident in 1973 occurred when a sixteen-year-old, Leroy Jones, was cutting grass for Helen Washington, who was taking a nap on her porch in the Diamond community. The plant released a plume of gas.
FIPS code. 22-55525. GNIS feature ID. 2403339 [ 2] Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. [ 4] The community is home to a major Shell / Valero manufacturing complex. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Refining Company.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway / ˈbɒniː ˈkɛriː / is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles (19 km) west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. The spillway was constructed ...
Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [ 1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 [ 2] petrochemical plants and refineries. [ 3] This area accounts for 25% of the petrochemical production in the United States. [ 4]
Congressional districts. 2nd, 6th. Website. www .stcharlesparish .gov. St. Charles Parish ( French: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, its population was 52,549. [ 1] The parish seat is Hahnville and the most populous community is Luling. [ 2]
Good Hope (also known as Goodhope or Norco-goodhope) was a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, located on the east bank of the Mississippi River. [1] [2] It was located between the towns of New Sarpy and Norco before being annexed by Norco on September 5, 2000. [3] The town has a total population of zero.
12,144 ft (3,701 m) History. Opened. 1935. Location. The CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km) bridge that carries Canadian National Railway tracks over the Bonnet Carré Spillway and a portion of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish. [ 1] Its length makes it one of the longest ...
His 40-year tenure as St. Charles' head boys basketball coach was the most public. Knothe, changing with the basketball times and also with the talent available any given season, just missed ...