It is methane gas. The gas is all around the area and has been bubbling in the bayous since last summer. This is the biggest and most active bubbling spot that has just appeared.
ASSUMPTION PARISH, LA (WAFB) -
Assumption Parish officials said the most recent bubbling site near the Bayou Corne sinkhole is the biggest pool they have seen yet. Office of Emergency Preparedness workers refer to it as the "mother of all bubbles."
The new bubbling site is an estimated 3,000 feet away from residences and camps.
Here is an article I did the other day 1/19/13 about the pad of the sinkhole having to be evacuated and a flyover after the "burp" of it.
WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports
Here is an article I did the other day 1/19/13 about the pad of the sinkhole having to be evacuated and a flyover after the "burp" of it.
This is one serious mother of all sinkholes. I hope the Office of Emergency Preparedness is monitoring this situation around the clock.
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