Information about the oil leak
Many people in the state are seeking reliable information about the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Reference Librarian Alice Daugherty recommends emergency.louisiana.gov as a dependable source of information for up to date news, hotlines for reporting injured animals, other damage, or to find out how to help. The web site also provides a link to the related site established by the federal government, www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.
LSU Libraries now has a web page set up to point toward information related to the oil spill, at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/oilspill
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