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Cleanup of a sandy spit adjacent to Southwest Pass levee following oil spill

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Description

Cleanup of a sandy spit adjacent to Southwest Pass levee following oil spill.This area is used extensively as cattle pasture despite its inaccessibility from land. Cattle are brought in by barge.

Photographer

Dr. Terry McTigue

Display Date

1995 January 28

Location

Louisiana, Dixon Bay

Collection

America's Coastlines

Southeast

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

Keywords

Coastline

Gulf Coast Louisiana