Avondale Shipyard played a major role in Louisiana shipbuilding, but decades of ship construction and repair may have exposed workers, Navy personnel, and even family members to asbestos dust. This video explains where asbestos was commonly found on ships, why shipyard work created serious exposure risks, and how diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis may be connected to past work at Avondale.
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