Louisiana Reef Fund Plundered During Budget Balancing
Susan Buchanan
|
Posted 10.30.2011
|
Green
Read More:
Louisiana Wildlife Federation,
Louisiana Oil and Gas Association,
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
Rigs to Reefs,
Louisiana Reef Fund,
Green News
With a swipe of the pen, the Louisiana legislature took $26.6 million last month from a fund that converts old oil rigs into reefs where fish congregate. That move will cost the state as it tries to revive the coast, critics say.
