BP takes the media on a tour of the oil-affected areas as the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill approaches (April 20). Here’s my story from our day in the air and on the water.
[VIDEO] Working in a Parking Lot
April 18, 2012 by
My day started at 8 a.m. at Lakefront Airport and ended in the same place around 8:30 p.m. Here’s a recap of our air/boat tour to the areas affected by the BP oil spill. My full story airs tonight on WDSU News at 10.
BP Tour: Heading Out
April 18, 2012 by
A group of 14 of us are about to take off from Lakefront Airport. We have TV and newspaper represented. The Sikorski chopper awaits.
Wednesday’s Agenda: BP Helicopter Ride
April 17, 2012 by
Some members of the local media, myself included, are heading to Lakefront Airport in the morning to go up in a BP helicopter to survey areas affected by the oil spill nearly two years later (Friday is the two-year anniversary). We’ll also take a boat tour through affected marshlands. I talked to Plaquemines Parish president […]
Video: Oil Spill Anniversary Coverage
April 22, 2011 by
Grand Isle: The Beach
April 20, 2011 by
Grand Isle, LA – We just borrowed a golf cart and made a quick trip over to the beach from Bridge Side Marina. It’s clean and beautiful and the water is choppy. No sign of tar balls…or any clean-up crews. The beach is empty until tonight at 7. That’s when a candlelight vigil will take […]
Grand Isle: Oil Spill Anniversary Coverage
April 20, 2011 by
Grand Isle, LA – We’re set up at the Bridge Side Marina, getting ready to broadcast the majority of our 4, 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts live from here. As we pulled up to the marina, Gov. Jindal was addressing the media. Then Parish Presidents Young, Nungesser and Taffaro took their turns. Grand Isle mayor […]
Video: Return to Grand Isle – 10 Months Later
February 15, 2011 by
Today at 5 on WDSU: Return to Grand Isle
February 14, 2011 by
Today on WDSU News at 5, we’ll air my return to Grand Isle report to see how the BP oil spill’s hardest-hit community is coping nearly a year later and look at renewed optimism on the island heading into this tourist season. Below is a slideshow from the visit three weeks ago.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2010 by
Thanks to all our New Orleans-area viewers (and Twitter followers) for making 2010 a great year. From the Saints Super Bowl championship to the Oil Spill, WDSU has been there. And, like the promo says, we’ll be there in 2011, too! I thank you for being there as well. Here’s to a great 2011.
Denied by Feinberg
December 15, 2010 by
Video: Back to Grand Isle (pt. 3 of 3)
November 22, 2010 by
Grand Isle Beach
November 18, 2010 by
This is what’s happening on Grand Isle beach nearly seven months after the BP oil spill. I took these pictures last week when I was shooting my series. Temporary fencing and heavy equipment line the beach and there are 24-hour sand cleaning “stations” set up at various locations.
Video: Back to Grand Isle (pt. 2 of 3)
November 18, 2010 by
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