Oil still in coastal Terrebonne marshes
WWLTV
by Bill Capo
The flock of pelicans taking flight along the shore of Lake Raccourci in coastal Terrebonne Parish was a picture-perfect moment. But behind them was a disturbing sight on the shoreline: the edge of the marsh dead, with black clumps of oil tangled in the grass, strangling it.
“After the grass dies, then it is going to go further in with the high tide,” said fisherman Russell Dardar.
Russell Dardar of the Pointe-Au-Chien Indian tribe says neighbors are still finding fresh oil coming ashore, but what adds to the worry are the places where older oil is continuing to damage the marsh. Under the hard black surface is still liquid oil that coats gloves, and plants.
“Very frightening, I’ve been shrimping, and crabbing, and oystering for over thirty years,” said his brother Donald. “It’s got me real worried.”
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