It’s gratifying to see scientific validation of something people of southern Louisiana have know for years. Legend says that when the Acadians migrated from Canada to Louisiana, their friends the lobsters were so lonely for them they decided to travel down to be with the Cajuns. So the lobsters walked down the eastern shore, around Florida, and up the delta and into the swamps. Obviously, some decided to stop in the Caribbean, but they never lost their great sense of direction.
Kate Titsworth Arlington, Texas
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