LIFE

Volunteers clear debris from August floods along the Vermilion

Brothers Louis, front, and Emile Ancelet haul trash picked up from the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Brothers Louis, front, and Emile Ancelet haul trash picked up from the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Rhyan Shea Wheeler loads trash into a barrel with Jason El Koubi and his son, Marc, along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Rhyan Shea Wheeler loads trash into a barrel with Jason El Koubi and his son, Marc, along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Volunteers pick plastic bags from trees along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Volunteers pick plastic bags from trees along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Brentlyn Shelvin, Arieyona Wilson and Brianna Lee, left to right, pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Brentlyn Shelvin, Arieyona Wilson and Brianna Lee, left to right, pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Volunteers pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Volunteers pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Wenkeevian George pulls a plastic bag out of a limb along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Wenkeevian George pulls a plastic bag out of a limb along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Brothers Louis, left, and Emile Ancelet remove plastic bags and other trash from the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Brothers Louis, left, and Emile Ancelet remove plastic bags and other trash from the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
LEE CELANO/THE ADVERTISER
Caitlin Russo picks up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Caitlin Russo picks up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Volunteers load a boat as they prepare to remove plastic bags and other trash on the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Volunteers load a boat as they prepare to remove plastic bags and other trash on the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
LEE CELANO/THE ADVERTISER
Wenkeevian George pulls a plastic bag out of a limb along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Wenkeevian George pulls a plastic bag out of a limb along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
LEE CELANO/THE ADVERTISER
Volunteers pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Volunteers pick up trash along the banks of the Vermilion during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
LEE CELANO/THE ADVERTISER
Debris collected from the banks of the Vermilion fills a truck bed during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Debris collected from the banks of the Vermilion fills a truck bed during a clean-up project held by Bayou Vermilion District and No Waste Louisiana Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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