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200 gallons of oil spill in marsh
The Coast Guard and other agencies were working Saturday to clean up an oil spill in a marsh near Port Sulphur High School.
The Coast Guard station in Venice received a call Friday morning reporting an oil spill about three blocks from the school. A pollution investigation team from New Orleans found about 200 gallons of crude oil stretching along 3,000 feet of shoreline.
High tides had caused the oil to come up through a hole in an abandoned wellhead, the Coast Guard said.
A representative from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources is expected to arrive Monday to inspect and secure the wellhead.
Oil Mop LLC will be in charge of cleaning up the spill under the supervision of the Coast Guard and the Department of Natural Resources.
