The people that were affected by the BP Oil Spill compare it to a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. The people of Southern Louisiana talked about how they can clean up after a hurricane but the damages of an oil spill never really go away.

It broke my heart to hear them talk about it. Most of the people that we encountered said BP was taking care of them. They are grateful for BP. This blew my mind away. Please tell everyone you know, that the oil isn't gone and it won't leave for a long time. It's in the sand that was supposedly clean and is killing or has killed marsh grass.

The people of Grand Isle are so resilient. They will come back from this--but they can't do it alone. The people of Grand Isle have amazing leaders who will do everything in their power to help the people of Grand Isle. The things the people talked about shocked me--because they would never happen up here. The Grand Isle Mayor told us that when a Hurricane was coming, they had to evacuate everyone. When they crossed the bridge and were on higher land, the Mayor realized he had forgotten a homeless man. And you know what, the Mayor went back and got the homeless man. I know in my town that would never, ever happen. It is the people of Grand Isle that are so special, like their land. Therefore, we need to do everything we can to protect them and their disappearing land, because Grand Isle is slowly disappearing.

One last thing, you dig six inches into the sand on a beach in Grand Isle and there is oil. The spill is still having ramifications on the aesthetics and environment of Grand Isle.