Gulf Coast Beaches Closed as Oil Spill Continues
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}May 24: John Blazier, left, and Andy Porter walk to the top of a levee to get a view of a closed beach in Grand Isle, La. Local authorities closed the beaches on the island after oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion began to wash ashore. (AP Photo )
June 7: APTN photographer Rich Matthews takes a closer look at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo)
June 7: In this photo, patches of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill are seen from an underwater vantage, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo)
June 7: In this photo, patches of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill are seen from an underwater vantage, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo)
June 7: Patches of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill are seen from an underwater vantage in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo)
May 21: People stand on a beach in Grand Isle, La. Authorities closed the island's beaches along the Gulf of Mexico today after oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion started drifting ashore. (AP Photo)
May 18: Oil sheen is seen in the foreground as a boat sits in the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River south of Venice, La. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast. (AP Photo)
May 20: Workers lay oil booms along a land bridge on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast. (AP Photo)
May 21: Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that got past booms washes ashore on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo)
May 25: Oil absorbent material boom and oil is seen on rocks at a land bridge built by the Louisiana National Guard to hold back oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo)
May 25: Oil absorbent material is seen in place for the upcoming high tide to mitigate oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo)
May 25: Oil absorbent material boom and oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is seen on Elmer's Island in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo )