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Revisiting Katrina-Ravaged Plaquemines
A broken pipeline spilled 136,000 gallons into a marsh in Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. The white objects seen in the photo are used by cleanup crews to soak up the oil.
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Phillip Simmons, a retired boat captain, saw the entire neighborhood where his family has lived for four generations wiped out by Hurricane Katrina.
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