Patrick Juneau, BP Oil Spill Claims (2017)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-04-19
Duration: 00:34:14
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Juneau, Patrick A. | BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
Contributors:
- Juneau, Patrick Speaker
Description
A speech by Patrick Juneau before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on April 19, 2017. Juneau is the court-appointed Deepwater Horizon claims administrator for the 2010 BP Oil Spill settlement. He discusses: the statistics on the claims paid out so far; his defense against allegations that his office has paid out fraudulent claims the money earmarked for Louisiana, including $5 billion for coastal restoration; and his hope to finish paying out claims by the end of the year.