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World video travel guide
News • United States • 2011-10-26
ONE YEAR AFTER THE BP OIL SPILL:
Life in New Orleans and Coastal Louisiana
Key Louisiana residents including fishermen, businesspeople and tribal leaders affected by the BP oil spill will offer their insights on the recovery and the current conditions in the Gulf and coastal communities of Louisiana at a special cocktail presentation organized by Friends of New Orleans, on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at the Kapor Capital offices, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Friends of New Orleans is organizing this event to give a voice to those who have been most affected by the BP oil spill, and to raise awareness of the amount of work and resources that are still required to restore the region. Speakers will discuss the current state of the Gulf and Louisiana\'s coastal communities 18 months after the BP Oil Spill; the impact the spill has had, and continues to have on Louisiana fishermen, and businesses that serve or are dependent on the State\'s seafood industry; the effect on indigenous coastline cultures; financial reimbursements made by BP to date; the mental and physical health problems faced by those communities directly affected by the spill; and the coastal and wetlands restoration work that has been done and still lays ahead. All members of the media are invited. To arrange an interview or for more information on the featured speakers and the cocktail, please contact Denise M. Byrne, FONO Executive Director and Founding Board Member, by email prdenise@aol.com or cell phone (703-371-7455).
Featured Louisiana Coastal Leaders Available for Interviews:
Lance Nacio - Owner of Anna Marie Seafood and a principal leader in the White Boot Brigade, a Louisiana fishermen advocacy organization.
Capt. Michael Frenette - Professional Angler/ESPN contributor, Charter Boat/Tour Co. and Fishing Lodge Owner in Venice La. Marina, Director of Louisiana Charter Board Association
Diem Nguyen - Executive Director of the Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC which is working with the Vietnamese fishing community
Brenda Dardar-Robichaux - Woman leader and former Principal Chief of the Houma Nation (17,000 strong in Louisiana)
Kirk Cheramie - Manager of the Houma Nation radio station (KUHN 89.3 FM)
Rebecca Templeton and Diane Huhn - Representing Bayou Grace, a social service agency serving Bayou Grace area
Sharon and David Gauthe - Co-Founders of Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing (BISCO) which operates in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes
LaTosha Brown - Former Exec. Director of the Gulf Coast Fund and Director at Ibis Partners
Matt Petersen - President and CEO of Global Green USA, a national environmental advocacy organization that has been behind the \"greening\" of New Orleans
Bios and photos of all of these leaders can be found on the Friends of New Orleans website at www.friendsofneworleans.org.
