As oil reaches the coastline, frustration grows among the residents of Venice, Louisiana. Now the town, which was just putting itself back together after Katrina, is forced to do it all over again. Except this time its residents are dealing with the frustration of having to replenish something much larger than their homes — the ocean.

Dozens of fisherman and workers attend an informational fair for oil spill victims that featured briefings on the oil spill, arrangements for filing reimbursement claims, training for spill cleanup and information booths staffed by local health and social organizations.

The only road in Venice, La., winds around grassy marshes and sprouts off into gravel driveways where trailers sit in semi-circles, some on 20-foot stilts. At its end are the three marinas that support the local economy’s lifeline: shrimping.