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Let Them Eat Shrimp -- And Buy Them From the Gulf

by Peter Overby, NPR
April 24, 2006

Louisiana watermen are giving away 40,000 pounds of Gulf of Mexico shrimp to highlight the state of their industry.

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  • All Things Considered, April 24, 2006
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