NOLA Residents Take to the Streets

Oil is big business in the Gulf Coast and residents have complicated ties with the oil industry. Despite this, some are finding public ways to vent their anger, fear and frustration about the oil spill.

Residents of New Orleans are feeling a mix of emotions as the Gulf oil spill continues to spew from the ocean floor. For many, there are echoes of the anxiety, helplessness, and frustration experienced five years in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. During the past week or two, some of those feelings have been channeled to public displays of anger. But as Julia Botero reports, the people of the region have a complicated relationship with the oil industry, and their views on the spill are not just black and white.