Hazmat Emergency Train Derailment, Livingston Louisiana 1982

[Barotropic]

Why were the remaining parts of the train burned on site? I don't see the logic there. Why not collect any of the remaining potentially hazardous material up and store it?.

[shawnholland11]

I live in walker and no body in the area knows anything about this

[bigbluzz]

most of the medics that responded are dead from my understanding.. do not know the exact numbers.. many from disease

[Belle0010]

My mom's family and I are all Livingston natives. I was 3 at the time and we lived in Springfield at that particular time. When I was 21, my husband and I lived in an apartment at the end of E. Social St., very close to the derailment sight. Dr. Milton (Dentist office close to Town Hall) has old pictures of the derailment haning in the waiting room.

[bluesttape]

I would really like to speak to anyone that may have more information on this wreck, even more specific any possible deaths and or info on cancers or disease casued my this.

[johnwinstonlennon1]

i live in livingston louisiana

[Krause12689]

Imagine how us engineers feel knowing we just ruined hundreds of peoples life do to a rail defect.

[gocanes93]

carrying chemicals and pesticides that goes in our food

[cbudenich]

I was 6 years old and lived 2 blocks away. The settlement was so political, they had us living past the interstate on the map. Of course the lawyers and political figures got there share and ours.

[jaceherron]

i live about a half a mile away ()_()

[AnarchyRules25]

wow

[williamleas]

Not many people pay respect to our civilizations mistakes of the past. Thank you for shareing.