The World Socialist Web Site spoke to fishermen in southern Louisiana who will be devastated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which threatens to shut down fishing, shrimping, and oyster farming for years. BP has hired only a minority of fishermen in the cleanup effort, while the others struggle to pay their bills with the paltry 00 compensation payment. Video Rating: 5 / 5
Obama: Oil spill upends life for Gulf residents
AP – President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will stand with Gulf Coast residents “until they are made whole” from the oil spill catastrophe. Read more on Yahoo! Green
Donated pet food on way to help oil spill-impacted coastal Louisiana residents care for their animals
A truck loaded with donated dog and cat food is scheduled to arrive in Belle Chasse this afternoon to help coastal Louisiana pet owners struggling with economic hardship due to the Gulf oil spill, the Humane Society of the United States said. The… Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents protest growing BP oil spill
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‘Top kill’ failure deals blow to weary residents
With the failure of “top kill”, BP’s latest attempt to stop oil spewing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of this last inhabited barrier island in Louisiana braced for slick-related problems for a while to come. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
Residents file Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims with BP in Slidell
David Chaix visited the BP claims center in Slidell on Tuesday and left with the assurance that he would receive a ,000 check in seven to 10 days. He’ll take it, but it won’t come close to covering what he… Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune
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