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The HUMAN Cost of our Oil Addiction
Helping Victims of the BP Oil Spill
Helping America Take Action to Solve the Oil Crisis
NEW: Greenpeace Photos Show Marine Life Damage
The organization filed a Freedom of Information request for photos that show sea turtle devastation.
Claudette Perrin, Jean Lafitte Tourist Office
Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
We had heard from several people that Lafitte, Louisiana was hard hit by the oil spill and on our last day in the Gulf Coast we decided to make our way down. Right off the freeway and fearing we were lost we were fortunate to spot the local tourism center. We were immediately greeted by Claudette Perrin, the town historian and curator of the center. An artist and native of Jean Lafitte, Claudette proudly explained the history of the town, a small Cajun village which stretches across Bayou Barataria and is named after the famed pirate Jean LaFitte. In her interview she shared with us her concern and fear for how the oil spill has impacted her beloved town and her husband, a commercial fisherman.
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To watch Claudette's interview click below (Interview conducted July 21, 2010). We asked Claudette whether she had seen the oil impact her and her community; had it affected her life personally; how can people help her, her community and what should people know about her plight.