BELLE CHASE, La. — Things were a bit on the glum side Saturday at the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival.
His voice shaking, one of the organizers told newly crowned seafood queen Alexandria Belair how much they were counting on her to be an ambassador for the parish seafood industry.
The shrimpers of Plaquemines Parish are not fishing these days. Many boats lie tied up at marinas as nearby fishing grounds are closed because of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
There is fresh Gulf seafood available. It's caught in the clean waters off Acadiana and closer to Texas, where the oil hasn't reached, and it's being inspected to ensure it's safe.
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