Lately, what is keeping the parish on its collective toes are fish kills: at least four major ones, within the last two weeks.
"Millions of fish, absolutely, millions," said P.J. Hahn, the parish's Coastal Zone Management Director.
Hahn has been documenting the fish kills, including one in Bayou Robinson on Sunday.
"We're used to seeing fish kills out here at this time of year, but not at this number, mass number of fish that are dying, and not in the frequency that they are occurring now," he said.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the fish kills are due to low oxygen -- and not related to the oil spill. However, parish leaders remain unconvinced. On Sunday, representatives of the district attorney's office in Plaquemines, went out to one of the fish kill areas. They collected samples, which could end up being used in civil penalties case related to the oil spill.
Also, that pesky vanished oil somehow keeps washing up.
Just in the past week alone, clean-up crews in Plaquemines Parish collected more than 37,000 gallons of oily-water mix and another 8,700 bags of tar balls.
"We still have a lot of work to do out here, there is no doubt about it," Hahn said. "We're just getting a steady collection of oil."
Meanwhile, don't go putting up any sandcastles on Florida beaches or 5-0 will shut your ass down.
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