American Morning

Oil spill threatens local businesses

(CNN) – Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana. Normally, they would be packed with tourists, but this year no one's swimming or visiting, and that's putting local businesses at risk. Rhea Pelotto manages the Barataria restaurant and she joined us on Friday's American Morning to explain how the oil spill has impacted her business.