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Eight-foot mangrove trees on the island, so thick you couldnt get on to the island. you could only drive around the islands, couldnt actually get on the islands. it was covered with birds. >> cat island was one of the barrier islands off the coast of louisiana that saw the most damage from the oil spill. >> cat island was ground zero to the oil spill. theres a series of barrier islands that run along the louisiana coast. what happened was the oil came along the west side of the mississippi river...

And finally tonight, five years after the deep water disaster sent millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico, bp says it is still committed to the regions recovery. >> i grew up in louisiana so i care deeply about the gulf. >> five years ago we made two commitments to help the gulf recover and become a safer company. >> bp has spent nearly $28 billion so far to help the gulf economy and environment. >> and weve toughened safety standards, too, including enhanced safety and 24/7 on shore...

Out, there may have been more of an intensity to save cat island? >> i believe more intensity to get more equipment down here because were being told theres a lot of equipment. the problem is they would leave land, load up their boats, and by the time they got on the water it was 11:00 in the morning, and then they only worked until 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon and by the time they got dark they were coming back off. the locals people that were locally hired, those guys worked until the middle ...

Cormier, has decided to step up the pace and help as well by using some of the funding that the parrish has, so weve got money that weve cobbled together from donations. i know we can bring it back. weve got to bring it back. i mean it -- the birds are depending on this thing. its going to be a -- a beautiful bird sanctuary once it gets completed. >> and they are getting support from some unlikely sources. >> shell oil put up $1 million to help us rebuild this island. they are not all bad. they ...

>> the nation the world didnt understand how bad this oil spill was. >> the images were iconic. louisiana state bird covered in oil, a symbol of the gulf disaster. p.j. hahn was there to document it >> the media would get out there before the workers would get out there and once they saw the birds covered in oil gasping for air and the pictures came back we said yeah well get some help. >> authorities did not want the media to see that did they? >> absolutely didnt want us to see that and as a -...

To fall apart because theres nothing to keep the root systems. >> sure, and then the erosion takes place. >> and then the could be stant wave action and erosion from different storms or just the natural wind and wave action that hit these islands and probing them apart. >> can you believe what youre looking at right now? >> im shocked. its really gut-wrenching. >> this is all thats left of cat island? >> this is it. >> right off the islands when you get into shallow water and the prop starts to ...

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