Funds from British energy giant to also promote tourism in the state
British energy giant BP Plc. has agreed to provide an additional $78 million to test and market Louisiana seafood as well as to promote the state’s tourism — two industries deeply affected by this past summer’s Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In an announcement Monday at Acme Oyster House in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the BP amount will provide $6 million a year over three years to test Louisiana seafood for oil and ...
It’s free but we need to know a little about you to continually improve our content.
Why Register?
Registering allows you to unlock a portion of our premium online content. You can access more in-depth stories and analysis, as well as news not found on any other website or any other media outlet. You also get free eNewsletters, blogs, real-time polls, archives and more.
Attention Print Subscribers: While you have already been granted free access to the NRN Digital and Print access package, for only a small additional amount, you can get NRN All Access, which includes premium reports such as the annual NRN Top 200 data. Either way, we ask that you register now. We promise it will only take a few minutes!