and at the nerve level to block pain for hours. capzasin. takes the pain out of arthritis. up of the earlier this week, louisiana reopened two oyster harvesting areas that were closed because of the oil spill. we went out with one oyster farmer, third generation of his family who has been working the waters in this area. we expected to see a lot of oyster boats forming up oyster beds. they weren t because many crews work for bp but also concerns of what s in the water. take a look. in empire, louisiana, the oyster boats are idle. mitch jurich last went out three weeks ago. how many would you bring in on a normal day?
where can people go if they re interested? you can go to our website, www.autobahninstitute.org. and then you can follow there, we have an oil spill related key on there. just click on that and it will tell you what this is different than the autobahn society? very much different. this is a local organization? yes. we re located in new orleans, louisiana. we actually operate several facilities in the new orleans area, a zoo, an aquarium and the research facility, which is the property we re standing on right now. i m going to let you put that back in. thanks, michelle. appreciate it. all right. we just breaking news. we ve just learned that tropical storm alex is now officially a hurricane. seems to be headed toward texas. still having impact on the cleanup efforts here in the gulf. chad myers is tracking the storm for us. we ll have the breaking news with him in a moment. also, louisiana reopens two oyster harvesting areas that were closed for weeks because of
now. i m going to let you put that back in. thanks, michelle. appreciate it. all right. we just breaking news. we ve just learned that tropical storm alex is now officially a hurricane. seems to be headed toward texas. still having impact on the cleanup efforts here in the gulf. chad myers is tracking the storm for us. we ll have the breaking news with him in a moment. also, louisiana reopens two oyster harvesting areas that were closed for week because of the spill. does it mean the oysters are safe to eat? we ll taste them for ourselves coming up. this is our pool. our fireworks. and our slip and slide. you have your idea of summer fun, and we have ours. now during the summer event get an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz for an exceptional price. but hurry, this offer ends soon.
all right. we just breaking news. we ve just learned that tropical storm alex is now officially a hurricane. seems to be headed toward texas. still having impact on the cleanup efforts here in the gulf. chad myers is tracking the storm for us. we ll have the breaking news with him in a moment. also, louisiana reopens two oyster harvesting areas that were closed for week because of the spill. does it mean the oysters are safe to eat? we ll taste them for ourselves coming up.
well, today louisiana reopened two oyster harvesting areas that were closed for the last several weeks because of the spill. they ve been off limits the oystermen for several weeks. we went out with one oysterman today who is a third-generation member of his family who has been working the waters in this area. we kind of expected to see a lot of oyster boats back out there farming up oyster beds, but they weren t. part of it is that a lot of the crews now work for bp and haven t been recalled to work for the oyster boats that they normally work for. but also at least the oystermen we talked to aren t sure that the oysters are ready to be harvested. he s concerned about what might be out there underneath the water. take a look. in empire, louisiana, the oyster boats are idle. mitch last went out to farm