Louisiana – Report: Coastal restoration creates jobs – DailyComet.com

Fines paid back to the Gulf Coast for restoration projects could also create thousands of jobs along the region according to a new report released last week.

The report, prepared by Mather Economics, an economic consulting firm, for the Greater New Orleans regional economic alliance and the Walton Family Foundation, found that the Restore Act, which would dedicate 80 percent of BP oil-spill fines to restoration work, could create more than 57,600 Gulf Coast jobs over 50 years…Read Entire Article Here

June 14, 2012

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