TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A Tangipahoa Parish couple says their farm is struggling to recover after oily fallout from last week’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland.

Lisa and Robert Friedley live about three miles from the oil company on a 71-acre farm. They raise cattle, sell hay and stock ponds with fish. They say all of it is now at risk.

Just hours after the blast, the couple noticed an oily substance raining onto their property. Lisa said hundreds of fish died, and their hay crop, which is a major source of income, is ruined.

“It’s shot. It’s gone for the year,” said Lisa.

Their biggest concern now is the livestock, which includes more than 25 cows, bulls, horses and donkeys. The animals can’t drink from the ponds, and some are still coated in black oil.

Lisa fears wh

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