Oyster Industry Gets Back to Business

The hurricane-devastated oyster industry celebrated a victory when two boats arrived at the Old Hopedale Seafood Plant and unloaded hundreds of sacks of oysters.

"There's nothing wrong with the oysters," said Tony Tesvich, who lives on his boat because his home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. "The waters are pristine, clear."

State health officials reopened waters east of the Mississippi River to oyster harvesting on private grounds. Public grounds remain closed in those areas pending further testing.