Long Beach into Night : 3

Workers use shovels to gather and scoop the orange gooey mousse into plastic bags to be hauled to the local trash dump. Night operations on Long Beach in Long Beach and Pass Christian started July 7, 2010 and this was the third consecutive night of work in the same area. The workers are tired but … Continue reading

GRAND ISLE, La.

LAROSE, La. and Bobby Pitre

Tattoo shop owner and artist Bobby Pitre of Larose, LA decided to let his opinion be known with artwork painted by he and a friend on the side of his Larose tattoo parlor. He said he could stand on the corner and yell about it, or he could paint this and let it speak for … Continue reading

VENICE, La.

©2010 Jenn LeBlanc

A chart in the Joint Information Center in Venice, LA is tagged with information concerning areas in their command. Photo by Jenn LeBlanc/Iris Photo Agency Coast Guard Lieutenant Frank Kulesa July 5, 2010 at the Joint Information Center in Venice, LA speaks about the BP gulf oil spill and their role in the cleanup and … Continue reading

Day one : BP oil

©2010 Jenn LeBlanc

At 12:13 a.m. I suppose the end of day one can be heralded. What a long day. Of course I am still working (obviously) getting content out on the website. I started my tour of the gulf on the docks in Venice Louisiana, where I met Bruce Miller, Public Information Officer (PIO) for the U.S. … Continue reading