The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday prepared a plan to plug a natural gas leak in southern Lafourche Parish after deploying thousands of feet of boom to contain it over the last few days.

The gas release first reported Friday morning remains uncontrolled, and the federal agency is working alongside state and local authorities to contain the pollution and plug the wellhead. A sheen is visible on the water nearby, but the Coast Guard says that it “disperses and evaporates quickly, and there are no indications of significant environmental impact.”

The agency said the gas release currently poses no risk to Golden Meadow. The wellhead is about three and a half miles southeast of the town.

“They have vessels currently monitoring the air as well as the water,” said Coast Guard Lt. Joshua Turner. Th

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