Terrebonne Parish oyster bays have been reopened after an oil spill. Farmers are still concerned
By Travers Mackel
Published on April 7, 2026.
Oyster farmers in Terrebonne Parish are questioning the state's decision to reopen oyster bays following an oil spill in February. The state opened up some oyster farms following the oil spill, but farmers are still concerned about the presence of the oil. The oil spill occurred at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, an 18-mile offshore facility where 750 barrels of oil were released into the Gulf. Despite these efforts, state health leaders have acknowledged that more needs to be done to clean up the oil mess. Despite a packed meeting with the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, lifelong oyster farmer Brandon Hebert, who owns Brandon's Quality Oysters in lower Terbonne, said he is not eating his oyster harvest areas anymore.
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