Share this on:
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Tumblr
 E-mail
11,429
VIEWS
 
RECOMMENDS
14
SHARES
About this iReport
  • Approved for CNN

    • Click to view NJCombs's profile
    Posted June 7, 2010 by
    NJCombs
    Location
    Grand Isle, Louisiana
    Assignment
    Assignment
    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    Track the oil disaster

    More from NJCombs
    More iReports you should see

    Clean Up Effort at Grand Isle, LA Part II

    By NJCombs  |  Posted June 7, 2010  |  Grand Isle, Louisiana
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     NJCombs told me, 'I wanted to show what the local communities are going through and how it is affecting the area. I find it ironic that as a nation, we will rush to the aid of other countries in need, but when it comes to our own citizens and issues on our own soil its never a "big deal."'
    - hhanks, CNN iReport producer

    After seeing all of the news reports I decided to I drive down to Grand Isle, LA on Sunday, June 6, 2010 to see it for myself.  I managed to get access to the beach, but was not allowed passed the absorbent boom and the sand bags. There was an Army unit and a lot of individual volunteers wearing HAZMAT (hazardous material) suits collecting the oil that has washed up on the beach. 

    I can only imagine how devastating this must be for a community that is almost entirely dependent upon fishing and local tourism for their income. There where signs and paintings hung up throughout the community depicting their frustration with both BP and the government and from the looks of things, those signs won't be coming down any time soon.

    What do you think of this story?

    Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below.
    Be and editor! Choose an option below:
      Awesome! Put this on TV! Almost! Needs work. This submission violates iReport's community guidelines.
    More from this assignment - Track the oil disaster
    On CNN
    Blowout Preventer of Deepwater Horizon heading up the Mississippi
    On CNN
    Deepwater Horizon/ Blowout Preventer headed to shore
    On CNN
    The Barrier Islands along Terrebonne Parish - August 27, 2010
    See all 1,993 iReports
    Add your Story

    Comments

    Log in to comment

    iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.

    Add your Story Add your Story