Cocodrie- Lousiana – MC252 – Gulf Oil Spill Response

I was called by my friend Kelli Turner at Vancouver Paramedic Services to give him some help with a contract he had on the Gulf Oil Spill for Western Canada Marine Spill Response. So it was off to the spill response center at Cocodrie, Lousiana for a three week stint. The position was as a Financial Contract Administrator. The job was to process job tickets and charges for contractors at the Cocodrie site for MRSC which is the major spill response organization in the United States. My only comment about the job is that it was an interesting learning experience about big projects and how they are run.

  This is the Cocodrie Site which is about 100 miles South of New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico

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Boats and Equipment at Cocodrie

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Work at the Cocodrie Spill Site

 


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The houses are all set on pilings because the land is only about 2 feet above water at the best of times any storm brings a tidal surge. It has been quite common for this area to be under water.

 
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The projected heat index posted above for Cocodrie was not the hottest day we had, most days it never drops below 80 F even at night.

When we weren’t working we checked out some of the local attractions, here are some of the crew along with yours truly hanging out after a good Louisana fried chicken dinner.

 

 

 

              This local Alligator was hanging around out back of the restaurant looking for leftovers.



This was an interesting adventure in Lousiana, meeting some new friends, seeing the wildlife, and checking out Burbon St and the French Quarter in New Orleans.

 

               

 

 
 


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