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  • Biologist holding oiled juvenile sea turtle, found in sargassum habitat, Gulf of Mexico. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oiled Fiddler Crab. Courtesy of LOSCO
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  • Oiled Secretive Marsh Bird. Courtesy of LOSCO.
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  • Oiled brown pelican. Courtesy of LDWF.
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  • Oiled brown pelican prior to cleaning. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Cleaning brown pelican. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Releasing clean brown pelicans. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Releasing clean brown pelicans. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Releasing clean brown pelicans. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oiled marsh. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oiled marsh and sorbent boom. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oil on jetty. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oiled marsh and oil sheen on water. Courtesy of LOSCO
  • Oil slick penetrating marsh. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Response Staging Area on Barrier Island,LA. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Response Staging Area. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Egret perching on hard boom. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Oiled rocks, oiled birds, and oiled boom. Courtesy of LOSCO.
  • Oiled marsh and sorbent boom. Courtesy of LOSCO.
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  • Responders on boat in marsh. Courtesy of LOSCO
  • Oil on sandy shore. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oil on mudflat. Courtesy of LDWF.
  • Oil and gas canals. Courtesy of LOSCO.
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  • Aerial view of marsh. Courtesy of LOSCO
  • Lighthouse. Courtesy of LOSCO.

Welcome

On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and subsequently sank approximately 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The nation will forever remember the 11 people who lost their lives that day. This disaster, which has been recognized as the largest unintentional oil spill in history, is estimated to have discharged more than 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal Louisiana, the most productive ecosystem in the nation and home to nearly 40% of the nation's wetlands, was severely affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. As oil continues to impact our coast, the State of Louisiana is leading efforts to assess the damages and restore our natural resources.
What's New

Download a copy of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment April 2012 Status Update for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. 
  Click Here.