the greatest threat to New Orleans since Bush was president

Louisiana shuts down some oyster harvesting and fishing because of Gulf of Mexico oil spill. According to officials approximately 210,000 gallons of oil is spilling into the sea each day. The wind is carrying it to the Louisiana coast. The smell is here already - the oil is following. This could be a real catastrophe for wild life in the gulf, and for the people who fish for a living and for all of those in the food industry, which is the heart of New Orleans. According to Jay Leno "it is the greatest threat to New Orleans since Bush was president".