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Cleanup of 15-barrel oil spill in Barataria Bay under way

Por: The Advocate Business October 23, 2023

Contractors are attempting to recover as much as released from an Extex Operating platform near Turtle Bay, about 9 1/2 miles south of the Jean Lafitte Harbor, according to the .  The Coast Guard received a report of the release at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. A team of LSU researchers in Turtle Bay also videoed the release on Saturday, showing crude oil spewing from a pipe atop the platform into the open water of Barataria Bay.  The initial... + full article



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