Louisiana
Thousands of dead fish have been discovered floating at Bayou Chaland on the west side of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has rocked the small towns that thrive in southern Plaquemines Parish, La. Located in the southernmost tip of the state, and now surrounded by oil-filled bays, Venice and its neighboring towns, Boothville and Buras, have been described by many as "ground zero" of the disaster.
Yet another story of the media being hindered in its attempts to cover the BP oil disaster in the Gulf has emerged.
BP has announced it will use all of the net revenues it earns from selling oil it skims from the ocean's surface or collects from the siphon placed on the busted pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico towards a wildlife fund.
Louisiana fish merchants are feeling the burn as the BP oil spill continues to wreak havoc on the region's seafood market.
Louisiana's massive Westwego seafood market is seeing proprietors close their stalls daily as a result of both dwindling supplies and also customers.
A picture is worth a thousands words, here's a series of photos released by Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal who toured the Lousiana marshlands and witnessed the devastation first hand:
Louisiana officials have reported oil has washed up on Raccoon Island, one of the state's precious Barrier Islands.
The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says this island is sanctuary for birds, and is one of the Gulf Coast's most important waterbird breeding grounds.
British Petroleum's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has garnered extraordinary media attention over the past two weeks. The oil spill has penetrated multiple sectors of society as its implications on the environment, economy, government, and the energy industry continue to grow.
There has been no news story as big as British Petroleum's offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For over a week the world's current events have been fixated on the evolving details of the story.
The spill could well be the worst ever, and this disaster is affecting multiple industries, in particular the renewable energy sector.
