PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Two Louisiana men have been identified after being killed in a work boat explosion at a boat ramp at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area on the west side of Port Arthur.
The vessel was working on a levee project at the WMA through a partnership between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Ducks Unlimited, according to the department.
“We were actively working that scene for over an hour trying to get the people off that boat,” said Port Arthur Interim Deputy Fire Chief Antonio Mitchell…