In a section of the report they call the boom wars, they write -- quote -- 'President Nungesser deplored the lack of available boom' and that -- quote -- 'directions went out to keep the parishes 'happy' -- which resulted in operational decisions that may have been politically motivated.'
Billy Nungesser references a report criticizing local officials' decisions during the oil spill response.
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No. There's been a lot of excuses. Early on, the oyster beds, for instance, it's a three or four-year process. They came in and said, 'OK, we're going to make it right; we're going to pay you for four years.' Then they turned around and…
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.
It's been one lie after another. And the long-term effects of that oil out there, we don't know.
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