Jordan Flaherty has produced a great video on the situation with the Bayou Corne sinkhole in Louisiana. Especially encouraging to me were the interview segments with Wilma Subra and Lt. General Russel Honore. I'm really glad the people of Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou have support from folks of this caliber as they seek justice for corporate destruction of their communities.
About the video: The Bayou Corne Sinkhole is a window to the devastation that the petrochemical industry has caused in Southern Louisiana. Featuring correspondent Michael Okwu, produced by Jordan Flaherty, filmed by Fletcher Johnson, edited by Leila Garcia. Interviews with Lt. General Russel Honore, WIlma Subra, Anne Rolfes, Mona Degas, Michael Schaff, Sonny Cranch, Michael Courreges, and Carla Alleman. Aired on America Tonight on September 12, 2013.
See also these articles on the sinkhole:
Bayou Corne Sinkhole: A Growing Enviornmental Disaster in Louisiana (Jonathan Turley, 9/1/13)
In Louisiana’s 'Cancer Alley,' huge sinkhole creates more concerns (Jordan Flaherty, 9/12/13)
Ground Gives Way, and a Louisiana Town Struggles to Find Its Footing (Michael Wines, New York Times, 9/25/13)
Meet the Town That's Being Swallowed by a Sinkhole (Tim Murphy, Mother Jones, 8/7/13)
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