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Billy Nungesser: It does. You know, what we're dealing with here in south Louisiana could destroy our livelihood. And to hear those…

On the recordJune 13, 2010
It does. You know, what we're dealing with here in south Louisiana could destroy our livelihood. And to hear those things makes me -- how can we trust them to close off the spill? How can we trust them in anything?

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Nungesser expresses frustration and distrust towards BP's handling of the oil spill and its implications for local livelihoods.

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They just don't get it. We can never forget those 11 lives lost. And to hear those men that survived being treated -- and it's typical for BP.

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They have no plan. The Coast Guard nor BP has a plan. There's nobody cleaning up the marsh. I want to see a plan. If you're not going to have a plan, get the hell out of the way and let us go do it ourselves.

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