UPDATE 4: Coast Guard federalizes pollution response efforts, Unified Command continues response to discharge near Garden Island Bay, LA

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: 504-671-2020
After Hours: 618-225-9008
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05/01/2025 05:42 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard federalized pollution response efforts Thursday and the Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond to mitigate public safety and environmental threats from an uncontrolled oil and natural gas discharge in coastal Louisiana.

 

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