Collection:LPB

Genre: News, Public Affairs, Panel

Place Covered: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2011-07-27

Duration: 00:58:09

Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 | OIL INDUSTRY | GAS INDUSTRY | Offshore oil well drilling | Gulf Coast Claims Facility | Feinberg, Kenneth R. | Graves, Garret | Overton, Edward B. | Tourism | Environment | SEAFOOD INDUSTRY | Food -- Testing | Food safety | COASTAL RESTORATION | COASTAL EROSION

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Sanford, Shauna Host
• Godoy, Al Producer
• Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
• Briggs, Don Panelist
• Overton, Ed Panelist
• Breight, Jeffrey Panelist
• Feinberg, Kenneth Panelist
• Graves, Garret Panelist
• Fleming, Eileen Reporter
• Miller, Rhonda Reporter
• Briggs, Don Interviewee
• John, Chris Interviewee
• Moret, Stephen Interviewee
• Lambert, Ryan Interviewee
• Marzullo, Tony Interviewee
• Steel, Rosemary Interviewee
• Craft, Robert Interviewee
• Steen, Raymond Interviewee
• Hollander, David Interviewee
• Tillman, Shirley Interviewee
• Lambert, John Interviewee
• Walker, Calvin Interviewee
• Cake, Ed Interviewee
• Veal, David Interviewee
• Lambert, Ryan Speaker
• Fleming, Eileen Speaker
• Nguyen, Thien Speaker
• Miller, Rhonda Speaker
• Alford, Jeremy Speaker
• Hubbs, Jill Speaker
• Johnnson, Shedd Speaker
• Slusher, Tara Speaker
• Lovoy, Les Speaker
• White, Swede Speaker
• Eustis, Scott Speaker
• Encalade, Byron Speaker
• Guidry, Clint Speaker

This special episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from July 27, 2011, features a discussion between panelists and GulfWatch reporters from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida on the continued challenges facing the Gulf Coast more than a year after the BP Oil Spill. GulfWatch is a consortium of ten public television and radio stations covering issues related to the BP Oil Spill. The panelists are: Don Briggs of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association; Dr. Ed Overton of the LSU School of the Coast and Environment; attorney Jeffrey Breight, a member of the plaintiffs steering committee for BP litigation; Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF); and Garret Graves of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. The discussion was preceded by background reports on: the impact of the moratorium on deep water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on the oil and gas industry in Louisiana; frustrations with the GCCF in Louisiana; the effect of the oil spill on tourism on the Alabama Gulf Coast; the University of South Florida’s research into the environmental impact of the spill; and concerns over seafood safety in Mississippi. The panelists discuss: concerns over the GCCF claims process; the economic impact of the moratorium on oil drilling; the safety of offshore drilling; tourism; the impact of the spill on marine life; concerns over BP’s involvement with the environmental assessments; priorities for coastal restoration projects in Louisiana; and the impact of the spill on the seafood industry. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Shauna Sanford