Oyster Farmers Question the Reopening of Bays After Oil Spill in Terrebonne Parish

By Travers Mackel 

WDSU

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. —Oyster farmers in Terrebonne Parish are questioning the state's decision to reopen bays following a February oil spill, saying oil remains visible in their harvest areas. 

At a packed meeting with the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, lifelong oyster farmer Brandon Hebert, who owns Brandon's Quality Oysters in lower Terrebonne Parish, voiced his concerns to state health leaders.

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