Grand Isle, LA Oil Spill advice

[brian_reischl]

<p>Months ago we planned a trip to New Orleans. Since the Deepwater Horizon disaster I've been watching the news, so yesterday I saw that some of oil had reach Grand Isle, LA. This seems like a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see an acute ecological disaster in progress, so I'm planning to take a day trip. <br>

I'm looking for nearly any advice anyone has, particularly from LA locals. Is it still possible to get to Grand Isle? ie, has access been shut down. Will they keep people like me away from the beaches? Is there any particular place/time I should go? Is this a bad idea for some reason?<br>

Thanks in advance!</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Well, the attitude might be a little like that I encountered some years ago on going to a place during a major Mississippi Valley flood:</p>

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<p>Get out of here, you damned fool, can't you see there's a flood?</p>

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<p>Sometimes if you can't help, the best thing to do is to stay out of the way.</p>

[jim r]

<p>The state beaches and parks are closed, not sure about other beaches. As long as you are respectful I doubt anyone would object to getting the story out.</p>

[unclebuddha]

<p>Just read a story on CNN.com about the beaches and access. I think most are closed by now.</p>

[User_2000406]

<p>Here's a firsthand account: http://motherjones.com/environment/2010/05/oil-spill-bp-grand-isle-beach. Have fun....</p>