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For One Cajun Shrimper, a Journey from Despair to Defiance

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Barry Yeoman - KRVS - Lafayette, LA

Entry Date: April 12, 2011
Total Time: 00:11:49

Description: April 20 marks the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, and it’s still too early to measure the complete cost of the ensuring disaster. But we do know that the BP oil spill upended lives in ways that defy quantification. Here’s the story of shrimper Darla Rooks, who lost everything but her fighting spirit.

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