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TRANSITION AGREEMENT REACHED FOR COASTAL PARISHES

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Today State officials, the U. S. Coast Guard, BP and other representatives reached an agreement on a transition plan regarding the deployment of oil spill resources in coastal parishes. The transition plan negotiations were completed after coastal parishes, Coast Guard and BP plans were executed covering boom, skimmers, jack up barges, other equipment and response personnel in 11 coastal parishes. The State-Coast Guard plan was finalized following two meetings including Governor Bobby Jindal, coastal parish and police jury presidents, Coast Guard and BP representatives. The plan is endorsed by all coastal parishes and resulted from several days of coordination among the various parties.

COASTAL COALITION LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Dear President Obama, We, the undersigned, come together as a broad coalition of elected representatives, community leaders, and stakeholders with a common vision for creating a sustainable and permanent Louisiana coast. We applaud your support for coastal restoration and protection. As you plan your trip to South Louisiana to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we ask you to reaffirm your commitment to coastal restoration in Louisiana by explicitly offering your support for providing significant short and long-term funding to restore Louisiana's wetlands beyond restoration of the damage caused directly by the BP spill.

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