Jindal Announces BP Pledge

(New Orleans, LA)  --  Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that BP has agreed to provide tens of millions of dollars to the state as Louisiana continues to recover from the Gulf oil spill.  He was joined by a number of folks outside the Acme Oyster House in New Orleans' French Quarter including restaurant, seafood and tourism representatives.  The agreement earmarks 48-million-dollars for seafood safety and testing efforts, 140-million for sand berm and barrier island restoration work and 30-million to help the state's tourism industry.