PRESS RELEASE

Report on Oil Sightings throughout Coastal Louisiana

BATON ROUGE (June 16, 2010) - The below is a situational awareness report of oil impacted areas led by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Louisiana Army National Guard and local governments.

Note: The information in this report has been forwarded to the federal incident command post in Houma, which is composed of U.S. Coast Guard and BP officials. This report consists of newly impacted areas, and does not serve as a comprehensive listing of impacted areas.

Oil Sightings Report June 16, 2010

Plaquemines:
Sighting: Heavy oil 1 mile in length located near S Bay Jimmie.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Heavy oil 25 meters by 1 nautical mile located near East Big Island Bay.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil sheen with tar balls located in Bay Batiste.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil on the beach of the eastern most Grand Terre Island at Bay Chenerie Ronquille.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Tar mats located between inner boom and marsh located in Bay Jimmie.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil in the marsh located in N Bay Jimmie.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil with tar balls located 1/3 mile E of Cognevich Pass.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil ribbon 200 yards long located in Cat Bay.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil 100 feet x 100 feet located in Barataria Bay near Mud Lake.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil located in Big Island Bay.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Heavy oil stream 300 feet by 20 feet located 2.2 miles SW of Lost Bayou.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil located in Quatre Bayou Pass.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Large gray sheen with tar patties located in Bay Batiste.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Large rainbow sheen with tar patties and oil in the grass located 2.2 miles W of Lost Bayou.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Gray sheen with tar patties and oil in the grass on an island located in NE Bay Batiste.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Sheen with tar patties located Bay Sanbois.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil in the grass 1.2 miles NW of Bayou Dulac.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Thick rainbow sheen with tar patties located S of Bay Chene Fleur.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Light gray sheen located in Freeport Sulphur Canal.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil in the grass located in Lake Grand Ecaille.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Jefferson Parish:
Sighting: Sighting: Oil located N of Queen Bess Island.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil located .61 miles NW of Fort Livingston.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil located in Barataria Bay 2.57 miles NW of Grand Bank Bayou.
Date: 16 Jun 10

Sighting: Oil located .81 miles SE of Grand Isle.
Date: 16 Jun 10

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