Public to Get Details of Relief Fund
Saiward Pharr, WRKF; LRN
August 2, 2010
Baton Rouge, LA
The public gets some details this morning on BP's $100 million fund for those put out of work by the deepwater drilling  |
photo courstesy of
WRKF/Frank McMains
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moratorium.The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is administering the fund. It's scheduled a press conference this morning.
Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Don Briggs says the relief fund is welcome, but it is not a solution, "I know I keep saying this, but the moratorium needs to be lifted so they can go back to work, and that's what those people want. They don't need any charity; they need their jobs back."
Briggs says he wants to know if companies that service rigs will also be eligible for benefits.
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