Leakage from Allen Parish landfill contaminates Cypress Creek

Pictured is the black water flowing through Cypress Creek that is coming from Timberlane Landfill north of Oakdale. The above picture was taken from the Cypress Creek bridge over Leman Road. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

By: TONY MARKS Editor CYPRESS CREEK – What should be clear blue water flowing along the creek banks is now black as oil. The reason is waste that is leaking from Timberlane Landfill, which is located in Allen Parish near the intersection of Pawnee Road and U.S. Hwy 165, north of Oakdale. Evangeline Parish Police Juror Tim Causey, who represents the community of Cypress Creek, said he first ...

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