Cajun Conservatism
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Per the Grow Louisiana Coalition website, the upcoming industry day is on May 4th:
Monday, May 4th
Noon
Pentagon Barracks
River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
"For over 100 years, energy companies have created the best jobs in our stand and led the way in environmental stewardship. We must work to keep it that way. Louisiana needs leaders who will step up to protect our jobs and our quality of life."
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In a revolving door of corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer money, the ethically challenged Louisiana Attorney General, Buddy Caldwell, has stepped into another political dog pile. Past questions have been raised concerning the ties to Caldwell, political contributions and the use of consultants in the AG's office. Now, more information has been made available that highlight how much money is being paid to consultants that are working for Caldwell, specifically on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred over 5 years ago.
A chart on the Louisiana Record website highlights the gross mismanagement of taxpayer money paid to these consultants and the subsequent political contributions to Caldwell. Deepwater Horizon billings total nearly $26 million dollars and subsequent political contributions to Caldwell from the attorneys involved in the billings total over $186 million dollars.
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Smell of "quid pro quo" much?
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More than 5 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster and subsequent environmental catastrophe that transpired, many industries associated with the Gulf of Mexico are making a comeback. However, there is still one Gulf dependent industry that is still reeling from the effects of this incident today.
Read more: Five Years Later One Local Industry Still Feels Effects of Deep Water Horizon Spill
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A recent piece in the Louisiana Record indicates that an Alabama woman has been sentenced to two years in prison and, under a plea agreement, ordered to pay back $951,400 to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust after pleading guilty to defrauding the claims center. The defendant could have been sentenced to 20 years in prison as a result of this fraud.
The leeches that are dependent on tragedy or fraud are abundant in this case. BP has indicated that $19,942,626 has been paid out fraudulently as a result of this disaster.
The passing of the five years anniversary that took place last week only highlights that people will go to any length to make money off someone's pain.
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Today marks the 5th anniversary of one of the biggest natural disaster in US history, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that was caused by an explosion on the Transocean drilling rig working for BP. For the family members of those that were killed on that day, it is another reminder of a year that has passed since the loss of their loved ones. Here is a piece on those that were taken too soon.
Read more: Remembering the victims, 5 years after the Deepwater Horizon Disaster and BP oil spill
