Residents hoping to strike oil
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Reports of a large oil deposit across five parishes in Louisiana have given residents hope of striking it rich. Seismic maps show the oil is trapped in rock under the ground across East and West Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and parts of East Baton Rouge Parish. But what are the chances you will strike oil?