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ITS BEEN TEN DAYS SINCE AN OIL AND GAS WELL CLOSE TO HIGHWAY 70 IN
ASSUMPTION PARISH BLEW OUT, AND STILL CONTINUES TO SPEW BRINE, OIL AND
COGNISANT IN THE AIR A MILE AROUND THE WELL SITE. BUT RELIEF FINALLY
COMES IN THE FORM OF A NEW RELIEF WELL IN THE DISTANCE. SHERIFF MIKE
WAGUESPACK ALONG WITH THE ASSUMPTION PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING ALONG SIDE RELIEF WORKERS.

[CG :2 LINE KEY\SHERIFF MIKE WAGUESPACK\ASSUMPTION PARISH]
"tomorrow, twenty four hours, they'll begin the drilling process, we
expect that to take about ten days to intercept the well"

TEN MORE DAYS IN THE STRUGGLE OF THE SUGARCANE FARMERS WHO LIVE AROUND
THE WELL SITE, AND ARE THE ONES BEING DIRECTLY AFFECTED.

[CG :2 LINE KEY\JOEL LANDRY\SUGARCANE FARMER]
"wake up in the morning we see it, going to bed seeing it, so, be glad
when we don't see it."

AND EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK DONE, THERE'S EVEN
MORE TO DO NOW.

"we've been working in quarter inches, now we're starting to work an
inch or two at the time, so we're making some headway, the biggest
thing is making sure the community is safe"

THE NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY
CLOSE TO THE SITE HAS LESSENED, BUT THE SUGARCANE FARMERS ARE STILL
WORRIED, AND RIGHTLY SO.

[CG :2 LINE KEY\EUGENE WOODS\SUGARCANE FARMER]
"we don't know if the soil is gonna have damage, the ground where we
can plant it or not, and it has damaged cane around it, so there's a
lot of unknowns right now"

SO EVEN THOUGH PROGRESS IS BEING MADE, IT'S STILL SLOW BECAUSE OF
WEATHER AND SUPPLY DELAYS. FOR NOW, THE FARMERS AND RESIDENTS OF
ASSUMPTION PARISH CAN ONLY WAIT AND SEE.

IN ASSUMPTION - NICK MADERE NBC 33 NEWS.