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Glum Christmas for Gulf spill victims in Louisiana
In coastal Louisiana families face a bleak Christmas as BP's spill devastates earnings. Jenifer Reddick, shrimp net maker, struggles to buy toys while aid from charities and relief funds arrives slowly. Across the region, fishing sectors shrink, jobs disappear, and claimants await BP compensation amid mounting debts.
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Port Sulphur
Jennifer Reddick
Louisiana
Reddick
Burns
Mississippi River
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Coastal Heritage Society of
Jeannie Hughes
Vickie Perrin
Perrin
Mike Helmer