Transcript Summary

Assumption Parish sinkhole is a history making event

Part of parish is steadily disappearing into a hole in the earth

Sheriff: It’s almost like a live animal, everyday it tends to grow and a new issue develops

No one knows when things will end

This sinkhole is new science

Environmental nightmare experts are still struggling to get a handle on

Aquifer now contaminated with natural gas and maybe even oil

Sheriff: “Experts have really never seen anything like this before”