(CNN) – Images of the oil spill are horrifying to all of us, especially to the people who live and work in the Gulf. But what's equally upsetting is the shutdown of new work in the oilfields, an industry that provides so many jobs for the region.
The Obama administration said it would lift the ban on new shallow water permits after implementing new safety requirements, but the ban on deep water drilling will continue for many months. That has raised concerns of a second economic disaster in southern Louisiana – first fishing, now oil and gas.
Our John Roberts went down to Port Fourchon, Louisiana to see the pain firsthand.