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Former General Honore tours giant #Louisiana sinkhole

By Cheryl Mercedes

BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) –

The retired United States Army General who brought hope to hundreds of thousands of evacuees after Hurricane Katrina said he is keeping a close eye on Texas Brine, the company that has taken blame for the giant sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Ret. Lt. Gen. Russell Honore said the federal government should help evacuees.

The Bayou Corne sinkhole is approximately 15 acres big, according to Texas Brine.

Carla Alleman’s house is 2,000 feet away.

“We have a geo-probe in the front yard. We have a geo-probe in the backyard, very active,” Carla Alleman said.

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