Shrimp and oil are still king at this Louisiana festival

Posted by Oilism.com on September 6th, 2010 at 10:38pm

Shrimp and oil are still king at this Louisiana festival
The unique event has gone on for 75 years. Organizers weren’t going to be stopped by an oil spill, even one that hurt the seafood industry. ‘We’re going to overcome this,’ says the festival king. After the BP oil spill, the organizers of one of America’s more unusual civic celebrations began fielding the phone calls, the ones that invariably asked: Are you really going to have it this year?
Read more on Los Angeles Times

Shrimp and oil are still king at this Louisiana festival
The unique event has gone on for 75 years. Organizers weren’t going to be stopped by an oil spill, even one that hurt the seafood industry. ‘We’re going to overcome this,’ says the festival king. After the BP oil spill, the organizers of one of America’s more unusual civic celebrations began fielding the phone calls, the ones that invariably asked: Are you really going to have it this year?
Read more on Los Angeles Times

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