`` Louie '' the dolphin washed up on Louisiana 's Fourchon Beach in September . He was covered in oil , the result of the massive Gulf oil spill five months earlier . The dolphins were found to be suffering from a variety of ailments including respiratory problems and skin rashes. He was transported to the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys .
`` Louie '' the dolphin washed up on Louisiana 's Fourchon Beach in September . He was covered in oil , the result of the massive Gulf oil spill five months earlier . He learned to swim again at an aquatic center in New Orleans . He was transported to the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys .