Explosion

Sometime around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning an explosion occurred at a Westlake Chemical Plant

A second person is now reported dead. The names of the two deceased are Scott Thrower, who died Friday in a hospital, and 29-year-old Zachary Green who died in the blast. Around 77 people were injured.

Officials have released the name of the man whose body washed ashore Sunday morning following the explosion of an oil rig 25 miles off the coast of Grand Isle last Friday.  However, his coworker remains missing.

Yesterday afternoon, the town of New Iberia was rocked by an explosion from a Chemical plant.  The following is a news release from the Louisiana State Police: