Fishermen in Saint Bernard Parish affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tootsie Latapie, left, holds her great-grandaughter Mallory Battle, 11 months, beside her friend Ann Evans, right, while they wait for their husbands who were waiting in line with hundreds of fishermen for their checks from BP before the Public Meeting at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Ballroom in Chalmette, Louisiana on May 24th, 2010. Over 500 fishermen and their families waited in line for over five hours in sweltering heat for their checks from BP.

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Tootsie Latapie, left, holds her great-grandaughter Mallory Battle, 11 months, beside her friend Ann Evans, right, while they wait for their husbands who were waiting in line with hundreds of fishermen for their checks from BP before the Public Meeting at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Ballroom in Chalmette, Louisiana on May 24th, 2010. Over 500 fishermen and their families waited in line for over five hours in sweltering heat for their checks from BP.