Louisiana authorities report oil sightings from Gulf of Mexico spill

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.