Unified Command responds to oil and gas mixture released near Garden Island Bay

Unified Command responds to oil and gas mixture release near Garden Island Bay, LA

Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Apr 27, 2025

LOOK AT OUR WEATHER WITH METEOROLOGIST JIM, WHO’S GOING TO TELL US WHAT IT’S LOOKING LIKE FOR TODAY. IT WAS HOT YESTERDAY, ACCORDING TO YOU, RIGHT? IT WAS NOT JUST ME. EVERYBODY WHO WAS OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT JAZZ FEST. WELL, LET’S NOT FORGET THOSE SUMMERS WHEN WE’RE AT 98, 97. YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S ON THE WAY. THE BEAUTY OF THE THING IS, THOUGH, WHETHER YOU’RE AT THE ZURICH CLASSIC, WHETHER YOU’RE AT JAZZ FEST, PLENTY OF PLACES TO GO AND GET THAT ICE COLD WATER. NOTHING BETTER THAN WHEN THEY TAKE IT OUT OF THE THE BIG COOLER. AND IT’S LIKE IN THE WATER. IT’S LIKE 32.01 DEGREES AND YOU DRINK IT AND YOU’RE HOT. OH, IT FEELS SO GOOD. YEAH. VERY REFRESHING ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. WELL, WE’RE GOING TO BE HOT AGAIN TODAY. OUR CHANCE FOR RAIN IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LOWER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. WE DID HAVE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS THAT POPPED UP VERY CLOSE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS YESTERDAY. I THINK TODAY WE’RE GOING TO BE MAINLY DRY, BUT WE’RE STARTING WARM TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW, CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES IN THE METRO. ACTUALLY WARMER THAN THAT AT THE LAKEFRONT. 75. THE TEMPERATURE THERE 71. OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN KENNER, BATON ROUGE AT 6769 IN GULFPORT, BEAUTIFUL GRAND ISLE 65. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE THERE. HERE’S A LOOK TOWARD THE FAIRGROUNDS, WHERE OBVIOUSLY THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT HAPPENING LATER ON TODAY. 71 DEGREES OFFICIALLY AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH THE DEW POINT AT 70. THAT’S PUTS THE HUMIDITY ON THE HIGH SIDE. OUR WINDS RIGHT NOW RELATIVELY CALM. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A STRONG WIND DAY, NO BREEZE TO HELP COOL YOU DOWN. WHY? WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF CENTERED CLOSE TO US. WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED CLOSE TO YOU USUALLY MEANS THAT THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE LIGHT. WHEN I WAS MUCH YOUNGER AND I WAS A WATER SKIER, WE USED TO ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE H TO BE RIGHT ON TOP OF US FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE THAT’S WHEN WE KNEW THAT THE LAKE WAS GOING TO BE JUST LIKE GLASS. WE’LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE TODAY, BUT NOT MUCH. LET’S GO. HOUR BY HOUR. TAKE YOU THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. FIRST WE’RE GOING TO PAUSE THINGS RIGHT HERE AROUND THE NOON HOUR, BECAUSE THAT IS JUST ABOUT WHEN ALL THE LEADERS ARE GOING TO BE TEEING OFF FOR THE ZURICH CLASSIC. WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE 80S I THINK ALREADY. 84 GALLIANO, 82 HAMMOND. NOW LOOK FOR RAIN TODAY. WE’RE PICKING UP ON A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS. YESTERDAY. WE PUT THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AT 20%. TODAY WE’RE PUTTING IT AT 10%. BUT YES, A LAKE BREEZE COULD DEVELOP. SO AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, THERE IS A CHANCE YOU COULD HAVE A PASSING SHOWER. THAT SMALL UMBRELLA, THAT LITTLE $2 DISPOSABLE PONCHO. INVALUABLE. ON A DAY LIKE TODAY. BY ABOUT 6:00, MIGHT HAVE 1 OR 2 SHOWERS. STILL DEVELOPING, BUT ALL THE RAIN. VERY, VERY ISOLATED TODAY. TOMORROW WE’LL START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FOG, BUT WE DON’T EXPECT IT TO BE OVERLY THICK. IT HASN’T BEEN THICK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS, BUT WE’LL MENTION IT. AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON, I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER. I’M GOING TO GO WITH 88 FOR THE OFFICIAL HIGH TOMORROW. HERE’S THE WAY THE FOG FORECAST SHAPES UP. THIS FORECAST HASN’T BEEN EXTREMELY RELIABLE BECAUSE IT’S SO HARD TO PREDICT EXACTLY WHERE THE FOG IS GOING TO BE. BUT AGAIN, TOMORROW, VISIBILITY COULD BE LESS THAN A MILE AND A COUPLE OF SPOTS. A LITTLE BIT OF FOG POSSIBLE TUESDAY. NOT GOING TO MAKE THOSE DAYS WEATHER IMPACT DAYS BECAUSE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE JUST HAVEN’T SEEN ANY FOG THAT’S SLOWING THINGS DOWN. WE DON’T HAVE ANY THIS MORNING THAT WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT. MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. 10% CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. HIGH TEMPERATURE, MID, MAYBE UPPER 80S. PATCHY FOG COMING BACK FOR US OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. A MAINLY DRY DAY AND WE STAY MAINLY DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THURSDAY BRINGS US A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. I THINK THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN FOR US IS COMING ON FRIDAY. WEATHER IMPACT DAYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF THE STORMS COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE. WDSU. FIRST WARNING WEATHER YOUR FIRST LOOK AT THE KENTUCK

Unified Command responds to oil and gas mixture release near Garden Island Bay, LA

Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Apr 27, 2025

The Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo, LLC, and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office have responded to an oil and gas mixture release in a marsh environment. The oil and gas mixture was released near the operator’s Garden Island Bay Production Facility company’s well in Plaquemines Parish on Saturday. An overflight by an LOSCO aircrew confirmed the presence of crude oil and the federal and state approved an emergency oil spill response plan. The Unified Command is coordinating with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Forefront Emergency Management and other federal, state and local agencies to ensure the safety of the public and respond to the incident. Overflight assessments are scheduled daily. No injuries or wildlife impacts have been reported.Mariners are encouraged to report any observations of oil to Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Command Center at 504-365-2200 and any observation of impacted wildlife to Wildlife Hotline Phone Number at 832-514-9663.The cause of the release is under investigation.

The Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo, LLC, and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office have responded to an oil and gas mixture release in a marsh environment.

The oil and gas mixture was released near the operator’s Garden Island Bay Production Facility company’s well in Plaquemines Parish on Saturday.

An overflight by an LOSCO aircrew confirmed the presence of crude oil and the federal and state approved an emergency oil spill response plan.

The Unified Command is coordinating with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Forefront Emergency Management and other federal, state and local agencies to ensure the safety of the public and respond to the incident.

Overflight assessments are scheduled daily.

No injuries or wildlife impacts have been reported.

Mariners are encouraged to report any observations of oil to Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Command Center at 504-365-2200 and any observation of impacted wildlife to Wildlife Hotline Phone Number at 832-514-9663.

The cause of the release is under investigation.