ALTigerGirl

Read the same after I posted. You are correct. Not much enforcement. But it is the Gulf of Mexico after all and people should always "Swim at Your Own Risk" no matter what flags are flying.

Well, I live in Gulf Shores and I can assure you that people are definitely not pouring in. It's still very quiet here. No waits for restaurants except maybe the Oyster House. I seriously doubt that they've hiked the prices any as everyone still has vacancies. They are still sifting nightly as we have had alot of seaweed coming in. It's bringing in a few tarballs with it, but that's about it.

Already done.

1st post, have lurked for awhile. I think I have a unique perspective...born and raised in SW La, family in oilfield and seafood industry. I have lived on the AL gulf coast for over 20 years and I am in the tourism industry. This crisis does not know any state borders. What happens in one state affects every other one. While the marshes may be more difficult to clean than the beaches, the economic impact is just as devastating to all. Stop to think for one minute that a large part of our tourism dollars come from those very La people who will be out of work. And where do we go and spend our money when we need a quick get away? New Orleans and Biloxi. We support each other with our tourism dollars and tax money. And if one area is doing poorly, then we all suffer. Many of our condos here along the AL gulf coast are owned by folks from LA who will now have a hard time meeting their notes. What happens in LA has far reaching effects and to think that we will recover quicker just because we can get it cleaned easier is a mistake.