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Resident urges Cameron Parish to press state over Delphin pipeline repair and Wakefield soil-storage permits
Summary
A public commenter told the jury that a February Delphin pipeline incident created a fireball and that planned soil storage on Wakefield Road risks burying hazardous material; jurors said they could send a formal letter and collect resident testimony although permit authority rests with the state.
A public commenter raised safety and transparency concerns about a February incident involving Delphin Offshore Pipeline LLC and about large soil-storage permits proposed for Wakefield Road, asking why the issue was on the agenda if the parish lacks permit authority.
The commenter (identified in the meeting as James Height) said the February pipeline failure produced a six-hour fireball covered by local TV and that residents lacked timely emergency alerts: “People didn't know there's this fireball that went on for, you know, six hours,” he said. Height also said residents feared the proposed temporary soil-storage would bury previously placed barrels or hazardous material near a north yard and asked whether the parish could do anything beyond sending comments.
Jurors and staff explained that the listed projects are state-concern permits and that the parish's formal authority is limited; they advised submitting written, signed resident statements and said a parish letter to the state could carry weight. Jurors agreed to accept resident documentation and to send a letter requesting information about what is under the site and the time frame for soil storage.
The parish did not vote to block or deny the state permits during the meeting; officials emphasized the parish can submit comments and pursue legislative changes but cannot unilaterally veto state-concern permits.
