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Future of 10M pounds of M6 at Camp Minden unknown

By Carolyn Roy

CAMP MINDEN, LA (KSLA) –

After months of moving millions of pounds of improperly-stored military propellant into blast-resistant bunkers, state and local Officials have officially given the “all clear” at Camp Minden.

“The propellants have safely been shipped off site, or is properly stored at this time,” said Maj. General Glenn Curtis with the Louisiana National Guard.

But there are still questions about what will happen to all that hazardous material.

Louisiana State Police announced on Monday that all 10 million pounds of the M6 propellant found unsecured on property leased by Explo Systems, Inc. on the grounds of the Louisiana National Guard facility in November 2012 have been secured by local, state and federal law enforcement.

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