Oily Gunk Found on Louisiana Shore Surges Three Years After BP Spill

The amount of oil found on Louisiana's coast has surged this year, three years after BP's Macondo spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the state's Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority said.

Some 3.01 million pounds of "oily material" were cleaned up on Louisiana's coast from March to August this year, up from 119,894 pounds in the same period last year, according to a report on the state Department of Natural Resources website.

Oily Gunk Found on Louisiana Shore Surges Three Years After BP Spill