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Diversified Foods has settled with Louisiana regulators for $10,000 following a significant ammonia leak from its Madisonville plant in October 2015, which released 28,000 pounds of gas and disrupted Interstate 12. The settlement addresses the 2015 incident and subsequent chemical safety violations, reflecting the company's efforts to improve safety measures, including a $4 million refrigeration system upgrade. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is managing the settlement process, which includes a public comment period.