Gulf Coast Claims Facility Set to Replace BP

By Fergus Hodgson

08/19/2010

Feinberg and Landrieu hold town halls to explain new victims claims process On August 18th, approximately 500 individuals crowded the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Louisiana, to hear from Kenneth Feinberg and Mary Landrieu (D-La). The two speakers explained the new Gulf Coast Claims Facility, highlighted its independence, and assured the audience of their concern for...

TAGS: BP, compensation, gulf coast claims facility, kenneth feinberg, Mary Landrieu, oil spill

Feinberg Encounters Packed Town Halls with Frustration to Spare

By Fergus Hodgson

07/16/2010

On July 15th, Kenneth Feinberg used three Louisiana town hall gatherings – in Houma, Port Sulphur, and Lafitte – to explain how the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) will work. Animated and lively, with a little Bostonian humor, Feinberg held the attention of each overflowing crowd for approximately 30 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of questions from the audience.

TAGS: BP, compensation, feinberg, gulf coast claims facility, oil spill, town hall

Where’s the 20 Billion?

By Fergus Hodgson

07/12/2010

Even if the rate of compensation increases, the significance of the $20 billion remains cryptic, because total claims could go higher or lower.

TAGS: 20 Billion, BP, compensation, oil spill

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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