New South Thibodaux Fire Station and home of Engine 26
THIBODAUX, La. (WGNO) — It's bright, shiny and new.
It's the South Thibodaux Fire Station.
It's home to Engine 26.
WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood is ready to take you on a tour.
The old fire station, built back in the 50s, was so old and so small it couldn't fit a new-fangled state-of-the-art fire truck in there. So they tore it down and built this one with more rooms.Johnson, top House Republicans to huddle with Trump on agenda bill
New South Thibodaux Fire Station and home of Engine 26
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