By Sam Winstrom
WWL-TV
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — At the crack of dawn, Louisiana’s oyster fishermen are on the water collecting their harvest.
Hurricane Ida largely spared Plaquemines Parish, but under the water, the storm dealt another blow to the oyster industry.
Sediment and debris pushed in by Hurricane Ida smothered several oyster beds, killing Louisiana’s signature seafood.