25 Years Later

I had no idea the Free State had it that bad. That may explain some things. On this day 25 years ago, a train engineer was moving along through the town of Livingston. Just one problem, the guy was under the influence of alcohol. With this factor, the train he was operating and the cargo he was transporting was caught in accident of huge proportions.

According to the locals at the time the tank cars folded like an accordion. The chemicals inside busted into flames. The smoke towered over the tree lines. People had to be evacuated from the place they called home for days. Wayne Henderson was one of those affected. He witnessed some of the explosions going on. In his words, it looked like a bomb was dropped on them. Not only did he have to get himself out but he had to get his pregnant wife and 6 year old son out as well. The family headed to Denham Springs for a short time but the little bun in the oven was ready to come out. So off to Woman's Hospital and six days later a Wayne's little girl came into the world. With no way to let the rest of their family know the Henderson's were all right, WAFB was called in. With the continuous coverage going on it was nice to see some good news in a bad situation. I guess they were right, it's that dumb Channel 9 luck.

Fast forward to the present. Dumb Channel 9 luck hits paydirt again. The family wants to tell their story 25 years later. The archives are searched and not only is the video of the accident found but the video of Wayne Henderson with his family in the hospital is also found. Off to the Free State KN and went. Not only did we find Wayne but we found someone else as well....