Local filmmaker Royd Anderson will host a free public screening of his latest film, "The Continental Grain Elevator Explosion," tonight (Wed., Dec. 19) in Westwego.The 30-minute documentary about the ...
A massive grain elevator in Westwego exploded on Dec. 22, 1977, killing 36 people. It remains the deadliest grain dust explosion in modern times. Filmmaker Royd Anderson explored the disaster in his ...