Lower Mississippi River reopened after oil spill

Posted online February 25, 2014 | 6:47 am

The Coast Guard reopened the lower Mississippi River west of New Orleans to commercial traffic Monday after a weekend oil spill from a tank barge.

On Saturday, about 31,500 gallons of light crude oil spilled from a tank barge as it collided with a tow vessel.

No injuries were reported, and no wildlife has been noted as harmed by the oil spill, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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