The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has confirmed the presence of tar balls at the Mississippi River’s South Pass.
Tar balls are sticky, dark-colored pieces of oil which occur after weatherization changes the physical characteristics of floating oil.
LDWF technicians working with oil-spill response crews on boom maintenance around Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area spotted the tar balls that washed ashore on the southeast side of the WMA.
The state continues to monitor coastal conditions, and will assess any potential damage to Louisiana’s coast and wetlands as impacts are reported.
