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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom lies uselessly on oil soaked beaches on a small island in the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay. Just one week ago the island was crowded with sea birds. Today it is abandoned by them as oil drenches their habitat. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 015.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked brown pelicans on Belle Pass island near Grand Isle, home to thousands of nesting birds. The Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list try in vain to clean oil from their feathers. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 039.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked brown pelicans on Belle Pass island near Grand Isle, home to thousands of nesting birds. The Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list try in vain to clean oil from their feathers. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 032.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom is all that protects the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 009.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom is all that protects the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 007.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom is all that protects the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 006.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom is all that protects the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 003.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac058.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo;Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac028.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Chalmette, St Bernard Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
An inmate helps with the generators providing emergency power to the St Bernard Correctional Facility as Hurricane Isaac batters south Louisiana on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac054.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Jacqui Goddard near the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish. Hurricane Isaac has battered the community where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac052.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. A dog is rescued from flood waters. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac059.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac041.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac039.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac031.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac023.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac021.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac014.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac009.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac006.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac005.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac004.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac026.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac002.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. .Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina..Photo; Charlie Varley.
    29aug12-isaac058.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. .Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina..Photo; Charlie Varley.
    29aug12-isaac030.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. A dog is rescued from flood waters. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac050.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac044.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac037.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac036.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac035.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac034.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac033.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac057.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac056.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac030.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac027.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac018.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac017.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac007.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo: Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac025.JPG
  • 30 August 2012. Laplace, Louisiana,  USA. .R/L; Maria Keating weeps as she is forced to evacuate her home in Laplace with her husband Carl, son Andrew and their dogs as flood waters continue to rise. Flooding forced the emergency evacuation of hundreds of homes  when waters rose suddenly in the early morning hours as hurricane Isaac lingered over southern Louisiana. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
    30aug12-isaac038.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Flooding near the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac060.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Members of the Air National Guard await orders as they assist with emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac051.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac045.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac038.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. Braithwaite, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Emergency evacuations. Hurricane Isaac batters the community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish where residents were evacuated following the overtopping of a  levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac055.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Downtown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac024.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo;Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac012.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac011.JPG
  • 29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. <br />
Hurricane Isaac batters Uptown New Orleans on the 7th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
Photo Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    29aug12-isaac003.JPG
  • 23 Feb 2014. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Dogs and their owners walk the wet and soggy streets of the French Quarter at the 22nd Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade, the only officially licensed Mardi Gras krewe by and for canines. This year's parade is themed  “Dogzilla: Barkus Licks the Crescent City.” <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    23feb14-Barkus084.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil seeps into Barataria Bay, the fragile eco system that separates the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana wetlands. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 049.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil seeps into Barataria Bay, the fragile eco system that separates the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana wetlands. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 048.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Brown pelicans on the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 013.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Brown pelicans on the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 011.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
An oyster boat converted to collect oil using booms is hard at work as oil seeps into Barataria Bay, the fragile eco system that separates the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana wetlands. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 051.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil collects against and seeps under the booms protecting brown pelicans on the Cat Island chain in Barataria Bay, home to thousands of nesting birds including the Louisiana brown pelican, a bird only recently removed from the endangered species list. The birds are attempting to rear their young with the threat of oil pouring into their habitat.  The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 047.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom floats ahead of oil soaked rocks on Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 022.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil soaked boom floats close to Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    06june10-oil france-soir 033.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay023.JPG
  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .A rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The crowd cheers on The Dave Matthews Band..Photo; Charlie Varley.
    28apr13-JazzFest077.JPG
  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil clean up workers in full hazmat suits clear away oil soaked boom that has been delivered to the staging area on Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that seperates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disastarous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .A rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .A rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The crowd cheers on The Dave Matthews Band..Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 24 June 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
National Premier Soccer League. NPSL. <br />
Jesters 0 - Atlanta Silverbacks 1.<br />
A New Orleans Jesters junior academy player gets soaked in the rain at home in the Pan American Stadium. <br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Oil clean up workers in full hazmat suits clear away oil soaked boom that has been delivered to the staging area on Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Utterly useless oil soaked boom washed up on the beaches of Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Utterly useless oil soaked boom washed up on the beaches of Grand Isle. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay022.JPG
  • 26 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
The marsh land near Grand Isle is soaked with oil, the filthy tide mark clearly visible. The fragile grass lands perched at the mouth of mississippi delta is all that separates land from the Gulf of Mexico. The region is strategically vital to the American oil and gas industry and a major player in America's seafood industry. BP's catastrophic oil spill continues to spew a black tide of death which continues to encroach upon everything in the region. The economic impact is devastating with shrimp boats tied up, vacation rentals and charter boat fishing trips are cancelled. The only real business is cleaning up big oil's disasterous screw up. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
    26may10-barataria bay021.JPG
  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 28 April 2013. New Orleans, Louisiana,  USA. .Faces in the crowd. The latest rain fashions at a rain soaked New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .Photo; Charlie Varley.
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Two dead catfish make up a small fraction of carnage at the beach.  6 dead stingrays also littered a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, just an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child discovers one of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. South Beach, Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of many Government planes overhead, returning to shore on a constant shuttle of dispersant spraying missions  as locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Government boats roar past on their way to check barrier islands for oil as locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach, an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. South Beach, Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Wildlife abounds on the beaches. The 'laughing gull' colonies are in the middle of spring nesting. All wildlife is potentially threatened by the oil slick in the gulf. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands just offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil, threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
Two dead catfish make up a small fraction of carnage at the beach.  6 dead stingrays also littered a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
One of 6 dead stingrays and two dead catfish in just a half mile stretch of beach. Whether it's early indications of oil pollution, or catch tossed from a local fishing pier, it is truly tragic to find so many once fine, now dead fish in such a short stretch of beach. Either way, it shows a callous disregard for the environment in which we live. Meanwhile all around locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 09 May 2010. Waveland, Mississippi USA. <br />
A child enjoys a wonderful day at the beach, possibly one of the last for many years to come. Locals, tourists and visitors relax and enjoy the beauty of South Beach,  an hour from New Orleans. Just a few miles off the coast, an impending disaster looms. With the continual flood of oil washing into the Gulf of Mexico and as winds turn and begin to push from the south, it is only and matter of when, not if the oil reaches the beaches. The barrier islands offshore are taking a battering soaking up the initial fronts of oil threatening everything in it's ever encroaching path. <br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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