Crude Oil discharges in Bayou Depont and North Barataria Bay

Around the World ~ Sept. 16, 2011

Louisianna - The Coast Guard continues the response to a report of a crude oil discharge in Bayou Dupont and north Barataria Bay, Thursday. The Coast Guard has determined that approximately 1,470 gallons of oil have been recovered from the site of the oil discharge in Bayou Dupont, near Wilkinson Canal in Jefferson Parish. Response crews have secured the source of the first reported discharge and the second leak has ceased discharging. A third leak was discovered yesterday near the southwest corner of the site that is no longer actively discharging.