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Hwy 80 has been opened for all traffic. Motorists are asked to be cautious of clean-up crews still working in the area.

Original Releases:

Update 1: At this time, all residents who are still displaced due to the derailment in Lincoln Parish are allowed to return to their homes. Hwy 80 will remain closed between Sims Rd and Hummingbird Rd to all thru traffic. The clean-up is still ongoing on no "public viewing" of the derailment location will be allowed.

Last night just before 7:30 pm first responders were called to the scene of a train derailment in Lincoln Parish.

A Kansas City Southern train derailed last night causing the evacuation of numerous houses and the closure of Hwy 80 in Lincoln Parish, near the Ouachita Parish line. Louisiana State Police Haz-Mat units and workers from numerous agencies have been on the scene throughout the night and today. There is a tanker car carrying a flammable liquid that was heavily damaged in the derailment. The contents of this tanker will have to be transferred into another tanker and the scene will have to be deemed safe before those people who are still displaced can return to their homes.

This morning, the evacuation area was reduced to thirteen homes within about one half mile from the scene. Hwy 80 will remain closed between Owens Rd and Crocker Rd until the scene has been cleaned up. There is no estimate on how long clean-up will take and the safety of the workers and the citizens is the number one priority.

For questions regarding the evacuation and to determine if your home is still in the evacuated area, please call the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office at (318)251-5111.



Contact Information:
TFC Mark Dennis
Public Information Officer
Louisiana State Police – Troop F
Office: (318) 345-2810
Mark.Dennis@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org