A swirl of Deepwater Horizon oil is seen near stained marsh grass near Pass a Loutre in Plaquemines Parish southeast of Venice Sunday August 8, 2010 during a tour with Ben Weber of the National Wildlife Federation said that the recent claims by National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Interior that three quarters of the oil is out of the Gulf includes areas that are already impacted like Pass a Loutre. MATTHEW HINTON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

Times-Picayune Staff
Tuesday, September 07, 2010, 4:47 PM  Here is a list, released by Louisiana emergency officials, of areas where oil was sighted recently. The list is not a comprehensive tally of areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Plaquemines Parish Thursday

  • Oil sheen in Blind Bay, a half mile north of Southeast Pass.
  • Oil sheen in Garden Island Bay 1.36 miles southeast of South Pass Light.
  • Oil on the beach on the west side of Burrwood Bay 1.65 miles east of Southwest Pass Lighthouse.
  • Oil on Burrwood Beach 3.88 miles northeast of Southwest Pass Lighthouse.

Friday

  • Submerged oil with tar balls in Garden Island Bay 1.44 miles east-northeast of Port Eads;
  • Oil sheen in Dixon Bay 1.37 miles west-northwest of W-1 Tank Battery Seaplane Base;
  • Oil sheen in Dixon Bay 1.79 miles northwest of W-1 Tank Battery Seaplane Base.

Tuesday

  • Oil sighted leaving marsh going back into the water due to tide movement in northwest Bay Coquette.

Cameron Parish Thursday

  • Several tar balls on the beach along the Cameron Parish shoreline. Tar balls recovered by Forensic Rapid Assessment Teams (FRAT) for analysis.

Lafourche Parish Tuesday

  • Emulsified oil, 10 feet by 3 feet, 2.22 miles southwest of Elmer’s Island.

Louisiana authorities report oil sightings from Gulf of Mexico spill