Multistate Trust to Hold March 18 Community Meeting About Planned Cleanup of Contaminated Soil Along Ditch Near Former Wood Treating Facility
BOSSIER CITY, LA (March 13, 2025) – The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust) is holding a community meeting Tuesday, March 18 to discuss plans to excavate contaminated soil along an off-site drainage ditch and to complete other environmental work at and near the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee Wood Treating Facility (Site) in Bossier City.
The public is invited to learn about plans to remove contaminated soil and replace a drainage ditch north of the Site. Other discussion topics will include ongoing off-site surface soil sampling to identify the need for additional excavation, and Site redevelopment planning to facilitate productive reuse compatible with community-supported goals. Following the meeting, community members can speak one-on-one with the Multistate Trust representatives, ask questions, and provide input.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Community Meeting: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The meeting will begin with a presentation. A question-and-answer session will follow. Afterward, attendees are encouraged to stay to speak with project team members and view informational posters. Food will be provided.
Location: Red River Missionary Baptist Church, 1831 Scott Street, Bossier City.
See the meeting flyer here.
For More Information:
Presentation from July 2024 Community Meeting
Tronox Tort Claims Trust Fact Sheet
Multistate Trust website for Bossier City Site
Site Background:
The ±32-acre Site, formerly known as the Moss American Inc. Rail Tie Creosoting Plant, is located at 520 Hamilton Road along the south side of Green Street approximately a half-mile north of Interstate 20. The main portion of the Site consists of ±26 acres east of Hamilton Road (Main Property or East Property). The Site’s other ±6 acres are located west of Hamilton Road (West Property).
From 1930 to 1987, Kerr‐McGee Chemical LLC and its predecessors treated railroad ties with a mixture of creosote and fuel oil on the Main Property. The West Property was used primarily for wood storage and other activities. The Site was decommissioned in 1988. Creosote-related contamination is present on-Site and off-Site because of the wood treatment operations.
In 2011, as part of a bankruptcy settlement, the Multistate Trust was established to own, investigate, and clean up the Site in Bossier City and facilitate its safe, beneficial reuse. Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC is Trustee of the Multistate Trust.
The Multistate Trust’s cleanup funds were provided entirely by Tronox through a bankruptcy settlement, not by public or taxpayer dollars. The Tronox funding includes amounts paid by certain Kerr-McGee-affiliated entities and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to settle a fraudulent conveyance lawsuit filed after Tronox’s bankruptcy.
The Multistate Trust, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), has been prioritizing cleanup of soil off-site to minimize risks to residents. In 2022, the Multistate Trust completed excavation and removal of ±12,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil around Scott-Dickerson Homes, implementing the Off-Site Residential Soil Interim Action and following the work plan approved by LDEQ. In 2023, the Multistate Trust excavated contaminated soil under the Scott-Dickerson Homes parking lot and replaced the parking lot. In 2024, the Multistate Trust addressed a small area of contamination on Carver Street, south of the Site, and a portion of Scott Street was replaced. In 2024, the Multistate Trust tested air inside certain buildings at Scott-Dickerson Homes, and confirmed there are no Site-related contaminants beneath the buildings. From 2022 through 2024, the Multistate Trust collected samples of surface soil from more than 100 locations in the residential neighborhood around the Site to determine if further excavation is needed. In 2025, more sampling is planned where owners grant access.