
Acy Cooper, a third generation shrimper and Venice native, docks Ms. Marla Kay as he gets the boat cleaned up and ready for the upcoming shrimp season, in Venice, La., Friday, March 19, 2021. Barataria Bay fishers, shrimpers and oyster farmers are concerned the $2 billion Mid-Barataria sediment diversion project will drive them out of business. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)