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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Just saying no is not good enough. We need to work together and come up with something that will keep this oil out.
The only way we're going to control our way of life and get our way of life back is if we have those berms out there, we have barges in the pass, and we can keep that oil at bay.
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…
The rigs that leave aren't coming back. They get under contract in Brazil or Africa, they're staying over there.
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