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Tied to shore. we found crews deploying the town's last line of defense, a floating yellow boom. at this point the job is actually pretty simple. this boom is anchored to this barrier island over here to my right. now the barge has to back out to deploy all of this boom material. this is a massive, massive undertaking. what you see here is just the beginning. hundreds of miles of boom will be deployed to protect oyster beds and fish spawning grounds, but these lines that are designed to stop oil also stop fishing boats. does this mean that the season is over, as long as this boom is out here? ...

Going to be? >> i don't know. it could be weeks, months, a year, i don't know. we don't know how much damage is going to kooft t ing ting to co business. >> reporter: wright is shutting down and he's worried he could be out of business permanently. i hear the same thing from raymond barber. his processing business ran out of crabs in the morning. when the crawfish are done, that's it. >> we're sunk. we're out of business. we're at the mercy of the tanks. >> reporter: the oil spill could do more damage to bayou la batrie than any hurricane. they run on catch from louisiana waters, now fouled by...

in alabama, mississippi, louisiana and florida as you saw in that map. crews are still using containment booms in a bid to protect especially sensitive areas as you see in that shot. and this one is at the brenten national wildlife refuge in venice, louisiana. and take a look right now. this nasa photo of the gulf showing just how big the spill is, quite colossal. bp oil officials are meeting with fishermen who could be devastated by this disaster. environmentalists are worried about how the spill will affect birds in particular. >> we're concerned about any of the birds that have th...

in cheek white house correspondents dinner. how will this play along the coast? the best political team on television will weigh in for you. the outrage over a controversial new immigration law reaches a boiling point beyond arizona. protesters marched all over the country today. we are live for you. hello, everyone. we want to tell you right now that the governor of louisiana is holding a press conference in baton rouge, louisiana. governor bobby jindal, you see it live. we'll monitor that for you and if it makes news, we'll bring you the comments. we're checking on that for you...