ROSELAND, La. — In the wake of Friday's explosion and massive fire at Smitty's Supply in Roseland, there are now mass layoffs of hundreds of its employees. A letter dated August 26 and emailed to ...

Smitty's Supply is suing the manufacturer of a natural gas-fed boiler and an industrial maintenance company, blaming them for the devastating August fire at its lubricants plant. Smitty's alleges that ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two major roads near Smitty’s Supply in Roseland reopened to traffic Friday (Oct. 24), two months after the factory was closed after a large explosion and fire on Aug. 22. The ...

ROSELAND. AS THE CITY SITE HAS BEEN TURNED BACK OVER TO THE COMPANY FROM THE EPA. AND THIS MOVE COMES AS SMITTY’S IS ALSO MOVING PART OF ITS PRODUCTION TO A SITE THAT’S 15 MILES AWAY. AND THIS IS ALL ...

ROSELAND, Louisiana, October 9, 2025 (ENS) – On August 22, an explosion erupted at Smitty’s Supply, a lubricant manufacturing facility in Roseland, a town about 60 miles northeast of Baton Rouge. The ...

Clean up at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland, Louisiana, experienced a minor setback when a tank blew on Monday. According to a social media post from the U.S. EPA South Central Region, a damaged tank at ...

Two days after an explosion at Smitty's Supply Inc. in Roseland forced an evacuation of nearby residents and blanketed the area in black, oily soot, authorities said they were still trying to get the ...

The black, oily soot that spewed from the Tangipahoa plant that caught fire and exploded last week does not pose "an imminent threat to public health," regulators said Wednesday, but further details ...