KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana |Oil spill reported in Locust Bayou
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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 6:34 PM ET
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - The Coast Guard is investigating an oil spill in Locust Bayou.
It says about 2,400 gallons of light crude oil spilled from an above-ground storage facility owned by Energy 21, and about 500 gallons got into the water.
The spill was reported Thursday near Point Au Fer island. Skimmers and containment boom were used to contain and clean up the spill.
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