Barataria Bay
![Barataria Bay [lower right] is a bay of the Gulf of Mexico that is located between Empire and Grand Isle, Louisiana [enlarge].](/Images/godic/202412/23/National_Atlas_Louisiana_east_detailed5846.gif")
![Crews work to control the damaged wellhead spewing oil into the waters of Barataria Bay.](/Images/godic/202412/23/2010_Barataria_Bay_oil_geyser_repair5846.jpg")
Barataria Bay, also Barrataria Bay, is a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, about 15 miles (24 km) long and 12 miles (19 km) wide, in southeastern Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish, United States. It is separated from the gulf by two barrier islands, Grand Isle and Grand Terre.