http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/First-reports-of-oil-in-Lake-Pontchartrain-97808984.html
Tiny, coin-sized bits of tar were spotted in the eastern-most area of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany.
by Doug Mouton / Eyewitness News
SLIDELL, La. – For the first time since oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, small tar balls have been spotted in the far eastern portion of Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell.
Two boats with workers in Tyvek suits were seen cleaning up the tar balls, which were visible to an Eyewitness News crew.
It is the first reported citing of oil in the lake.
The Eyewitness News crew reported that the tar balls, which were easily seen from their boat, were nickel, dime and quarter-sized and looked like wood chips.
Officials said that the oil is just barely inside of Lake Pontchartrain and they did not seem too alarmed by Monday’s sightings, especially because the tar was easily cleaned up, but they said it showed that oil can get into the lake and they are worried what the next several months could bring
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Fishermen-worried-latest-closures-may-shut-them-down-97817184.html
SLIDELL, La. -- Because of strong easterly winds and higher than normal tides moving oil inland, health officials are closing more fishing areas, including parts of Lake Pontchartrain.....
officials shut down a wide swath of fishing areas to the east of the Hwy 11 Bridge in Lake Ponchartrain.
On shore in the Rigolets, word spread fast.
Some fishermen scrambled to launch their boats, and see if they could still salvage what may be in their traps at the last minute.
Tiny, coin-sized bits of tar were spotted in the eastern-most area of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany.
by Doug Mouton / Eyewitness News
SLIDELL, La. – For the first time since oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, small tar balls have been spotted in the far eastern portion of Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell.
Two boats with workers in Tyvek suits were seen cleaning up the tar balls, which were visible to an Eyewitness News crew.
It is the first reported citing of oil in the lake.
The Eyewitness News crew reported that the tar balls, which were easily seen from their boat, were nickel, dime and quarter-sized and looked like wood chips.
Officials said that the oil is just barely inside of Lake Pontchartrain and they did not seem too alarmed by Monday’s sightings, especially because the tar was easily cleaned up, but they said it showed that oil can get into the lake and they are worried what the next several months could bring
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Fishermen-worried-latest-closures-may-shut-them-down-97817184.html
SLIDELL, La. -- Because of strong easterly winds and higher than normal tides moving oil inland, health officials are closing more fishing areas, including parts of Lake Pontchartrain.....
officials shut down a wide swath of fishing areas to the east of the Hwy 11 Bridge in Lake Ponchartrain.
On shore in the Rigolets, word spread fast.
Some fishermen scrambled to launch their boats, and see if they could still salvage what may be in their traps at the last minute.
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