When the New York Times called me about a story John Leland was writing about the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Bayou La Batre, I jumped at the chance to work on it with him. I’ve been interested in the life of this fishing village on the Mississippi Sound for years, working intermittently on a project about the town and the seafood industry. The assignment gave me the impetus to put a lot of work into one, long, productive day exploring how things have changed…
Pingback: Prudence