I would be more worried about chemical and petroleum plume contamination along the Gulf more than any fallout. The industrial centers along the coast were already pretty dirty as is. For example, the area from Lake Charles north beach south to Holley Beach was polluted by refinery waste, ship waste, sewage, etc. Direct and secondary effects of the Westlake strike would have made things worse, at least initially. In addition to the damage, the farms along I-10 and the 1-10 corridor itself would have suffered. Long term, the hurricanes and storms endemic to the area may help disperse some of this more quickly than elsewhere.
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