Experiences on the Horizon

Videos

• Democracy Now!
  A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, raveled to Grand Bayou in Louisiana for personal interviews.
  Get the video.  (*this interview begins at 30:27 and runs to 52:00)
• Native American Family’s Legacy & Livelihood Threatened by Gulf Oil Disaster.  See the video
• BP Oil Spill endangers the traditional life for local tribe. I( Jared Serigne’) produced this video for National Wildlife Federation. We featured the Atakapa Ishak Native American tribe of Grand Bayou Village in Plaquemines Parish. Jared Serigne’ Blog

  Community Awareness

  EPA and UNO-CHART tour Oil Site and Monitor Air Quality:
  May 24, 2010 ~ The EPA and UNO-CHART monitored air quality of the Gulf region.  Report and images are contained in the file.

  The historied coastal communities of Louisiana battle on against the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. 
  Read their stories of their ongoing experience with this horrible crisis:

  • West Bay of Southwest Pass, Plaquemines, LA
  • National Environmental Group Visits Grand Bayou, LA

  Alaskan Exxon Valdez Survivors Share & Witness Gulf Tragedy

  Media Coverage of Alaskans’ Visit to Louisiana Coastal Communities to Share Knowledge and Support

  • Alaskans share their oil experience with locals
  • Alaskans activists share lesson in Louisiana
  • Alaskans visit Louisiana coastal communities to share Exxon Valdez experience
  • Worried Terrebonne residents hear from Alaskan oil spill survivors
  • Alaskans Tell Locals to Brace for Long-Term Oil Spill Damage
  • Alaskan Oil Spill Experts Arrive In South La.:Fishermen Lived, Worked Through Exxon Valdez Spill
  • Alaskans affected by Exxon spill head south to help Louisiana
  • Exxon Valdez Victims Give Gulf Region Oil Spill Advice, Describe Shocking Human Toll Of Disaster
  • Cordova Marine Advisory agent recalls trip to Louisiana oil spill

  Alaskan Residents from Communities at Risk Visit Coastal Louisiana Communities:  (May 23-30, 2010)
  Coastal Louisiana communities of Grand Bayou, Dulac, Isle de Jean Charles, Pointe aux Chenes and Jean Lafitte will be among those who host a delegation of Alaskan community leaders during the last week of May.  The residents and the visitors will share common concerns about coastal land loss and the impact on community ecosystems of oil contamination.  All will participate in the conference hosted by the LSU Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Thursday, May 27th.  The visit is being assisted by faculty and students from the University of New Orleans’ Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology (UNO-CHART).

  To learn more about the visiting group, link to any of the following websites:

  • Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council
  • Tale of Two Alaskan Villages
  • Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
  • The Whole Truth: Prince William Sound, Alaska
  • Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council
  • Alaskan Village Stands on Leading Edge of Climate Change
  • YouTube video: Newtok Sights & Sounds- Moving to Higher Ground