Bayou Teche Mystery; Jeanerette, LA, USA
Jeanerette, LA, USA | 2020-Jul-06
Initial Notification: On July 6, 2020, the St. Mary Parrish, LA Sheriff's department notified the USCG Morgan City of a brown substance floating in Bayou Teche. The substance was spotted as far north as Iberia and covered more than 8 miles of Bayou Teche. NOAA assisted with the identification and sampling of the unknown substance. LSU will analyze the substance.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Other |
Products of concern: | not oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 29° 53.99′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 91° 37.57′ West |