How BP turned a whole community into an endangered species

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By Brentin MockApr 18, 2014, 6:07 am25 pts
Shawn EscofferyOystermen of Plaquemines Parish, La. Whether you live in Seattle, Baltimore, or Schenectady, N.Y., if you’ve had an oyster dish, chances are the shelled delicacies came from the Gulf of Mexico, most likely off the Louisiana coast, which produces a third of the nation’s oysters. Crabs? Hate to…

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