Cleanup underway after oil and gas leak in Plaquemines Parish marsh

Spill cleanup starts for oil & gas leak in Plaquemines Parish marsh; size of leak unclear

A Delaware company has started cleanup operations after crude oil began leaking into marshes near the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Cleanup underway after oil and gas leak in Plaquemines Parish marsh

The Coast Guard says an oil and gas leak from a previously capped well in Garden Island Bay is under cleanup as officials monitor the response.