Bayou Corne sinkhole
Collapsed underground salt dome cavern in Louisiana, USA
Bayou Corne sinkhole
The Bayou Corne sinkhole (French: Doline de Bayou Corne) was created from a collapsed underground salt dome cavern operated by Texas Brine Company and owned by Occidental Petroleum. The sinkhole, located near the community of Bayou Corne in northern Assumption Parish, Louisiana, was discovered on August 3, 2012, and 350 nearby residents were advised to evacuate. The mandatory evacuation was lifted in 2016, and the 2020 Census recorded 32 residents remained in Bayou Corne.
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