New Orleans City Business

Smitty’s Supply sues companies that made and maintained tanks that exploded

Smitty’s Supply Inc. has filed a lawsuit against two companies it blames for the August fire and explosion that destroyed the facility and caused an environmental disaster in Tangipahoa Parish. The ...
WVUE FOX 8 News

EPA records show years of EPA violations at Smitty’s Supply

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Smitty’s Supply facility in Roseland has been cited for significant Clean Water Act violations in every quarter since April 2022, EPA records show. The violations include ...
WAFB

Smitty’s Supply has past OSHA violations including deadly accident

ROSELAND, La. (WAFB) - The Smitty’s Supply facility in Roseland, where an explosion and fire on Friday prompted mandatory evacuations, has previously faced federal safety violations, including one ...
New Orleans City Business

Smitty’s Supply pumps out stormwater without approval from all required agencies

A petroleum products plant that exploded in August might have missed a step in the approval process before it began pumping millions of gallons of treated water last week into a ditch that drains to ...
WDSU

Smitty's Supply files lawsuit against two companies, claiming their negligence caused the explosion

ROSELAND EXPLOSION IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH AS SMITTY SUPPLY IS NOW FILING SUIT AGAINST TWO OTHER COMPANIES, CLAIMING THAT THEIR ACTIONS AND NEGLIGENCE CAUSED THAT BLAST. IN THE LAWSUIT, SMITTY’S ATTORNEY ...