Up and down four-lane La. Route 23, which runs between two protective earthen levees, aluminum skiffs share driveway space with pickups.
Meanwhile, a sign outside the Fill-A-Sack convenience store in Boothville proudly advertises gas with "ZERO ETHANOL" -- a subtle homage to the oil industry's tank farms and refineries that line the roads between here and New Orleans.
There's an old adage oil and water don't mix, but in this lacy fringe of marsh grass and mud, drilling and fishing have, for the most part, blended peacefully.
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