Seafood Market: Westwego, LA

These are images from a trip to the Westwego Seafood Market on 5/5/10 - eleven days after the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, caught fire, melted, and sank into the Gulf of Mexico 45 miles southeast of Venice, LA. We weren't alone in thinking that our freezer needed to be stocked with seafood. The oil spill sent everyone into a seafood frenzy, and we witnessed the largest crowds we've ever seen at the market. Before leaving, we picked up 6lbs of shrimp, 2 lbs of catfish, and 1 lb of redfish. That's a lot for Angela and I, but other shoppers made our purchase seem like a drop in the bucket. I witnessed one guy alone purchase 60 lbs of shrimp, fresh off the boat!