After the flooding and destruction that accompanied Hurricane Katrina in 2005, life on the Gulf Coast was beginning to feel normal again. Then on April 20, the explosion of a BP rig called Deepwater Horizon caused a gusher of more than 200 million gallons of crude barely 50 miles off the Mississippi Delta.
The spill and cleanup efforts threatened local economies dependent on the waters of the Gulf from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
As residents attempt to adjust to new challenges, lives and livelihoods are on hold.
Six staffers of The Ranger, who traveled across the South Aug. 14-21 as the JSchool Travels, collected these stories. They are the first in a continuing series detailing life after the spill.
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