Oil and blood

A year ago, 11 men died in the rig explosion and fire that spilled 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

To mark the anniversary, we asked two LSU scientists and a citizen activist to write about the long-term impact.

The accompanying photographs were taken by P.J. Hahn, director of the Coastal Zone Management Department for Plaquemines Parish, who had unlimited access to heavily damaged areas.

The cost of dependence by Ed Overton

More than spilled oil by Drew Landry

Not yet by Linda Hooper-Bui