Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas Closed
Precautionary Move Due To Oil Spill
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Confirmed reports of oil further west along the Louisiana coast are forcing the immediate closure of more oyster harvest areas.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced on Sunday the closure of additional oyster harvesting bed areas west of the Mississippi, including areas 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23 as a precautionary response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf. These closures take effect immediately.
Areas 9, 10 and 11 are in Plaquemines Parish; Area 12 is in Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes. Areas 14 and 15 are in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes; areas 17, 19, 21, 22 and 23 are in Terrebonne Parish.
DHH Secretary Alan Levine and State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry signed the closure orders, which were effective immediately today, May 23, 2010.
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