Oystermen/women just beginning to recover from the BP oil spill face a new challenge from flooding

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http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20110506/ARTICLES/110509622/1026/news01?Title=Flood-will-deal-blow-to-struggling-oystermen

By Nikki Buskey
Staff Writer

Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 6, 2011 at 11:42 p.m.

HOUMA ? Oystermen just beginning to recover from the BP oil spill are facing another blow as the state prepares for major floods that could kill the few productive oyster grounds that remain.

The Corps of Engineers plans to open at least one spillway on Monday to protect people, homes and businesses along the swollen Mississippi River.

Freshwater diverted from the river via the Bonnet Carre spillway will ease pressure on levees, but it will also go into the salty waters where the shellfish grow, potentially killing them.....