The Eagle Times

As most of us know from the news and the traffic the interstate has been closed for the past 2 weeks. This closer was caused by a natural gas leak in Rama, Louisiana.

When the leak first started it melted everything around it, including some cars passing on the interstate. Because of the intense heat and the unpredictability of the flame the state decide that it would be safest to close the interstate from Henderson to Port Allen. After their first prediction of the opening date passed they decided to open Henderson exit going west bound so local traffic would run more smoothly. The State Government gave the new opening date as December 7.

Although some people were not affected by the closer most truckers lost a lot of money and time because they had to go all the way around to Hwy 190. This detour was good for the business on Hwy 190 but bad for businesses right off the interstate in Grosse Tete like the Tiger Truck Stop. The “Tiger” most people call it is normally filled with 18 wheelers, but last week the Tiger Truck stop looked almost dead. The diner closed down for the two weeks because it did not get its normal business.

As the traffic drives down the interstate from Baton Rouge towards Grosse Tete they were detour off the interstate at Lobdell and told to go to Hwy 190. This made some Thanksgiving travelers very unhappy.

The gas leak not only affected us as humans but it also affected the surrounding wildlife. The leak killed many different kinds of fish and birds. Hunters this year were disappointed when some of them could not get tot heir hunting spots in Rama. They are also disappointed to see that most of the deer have died or fled the area.

By Jessica Harrell