Oil at 2nd barrier island off Terrebonne Parish
By The Associated Press
May 13, 2010, 2:01PM Louisiana officials say oily debris from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has washed up on Raccoon Island. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries describes the island as one of the coast’s most important waterbird nesting areas. It’s just west of Whiskey Island, where authorities said Wednesday that oil had been found. While photos from Whiskey Island showed the thick, glossy globs called tar balls, those from Raccoon Island showed oil globules with blackened sand around them. The photos were taken Wednesday but made public Thursday. Both islands are in the Terrebonne Barrier Islands Refuge. They’re the westernmost points oil has been found so far. Oil was found earlier at South Pass and the Chandeleur Islands.
