BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. - (AP) The Gulf oil spill has replaced most of the shrimp, oysters and crabs flowing into this sleepy coastal hamlet with cash gobs of it. But if this is a boomtown, it's a bitter one. Bayou La Batre, population 2,313, has received... Read More
BARATARIA, La. - (AP) To assess how heavy a blow the BP oil spill has dealt the Gulf of Mexico, researchers are closely watching a staple of the seafood industry and primary indicator of the ecosystem's health: the blue crab. Weeks ago, before engineers... Read More