[StBernard] Public Meeting FRIDAY in Violet on Claims Process from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

[Westley Annis]

Landrieu, Feinberg to Host Public Meeting Friday in Violet on Claims Process
from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Doors at Christian Fellowship to open at 4 p.m.

 
United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Ken Feinberg,
Administrator of the Independent Claims Facility for BP's $20 billion escrow
fund, will host a public meeting Friday at 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Christian
Fellowship Church at 5816 E. Judge Perez Drive in Violet. (Doors open at 4
p.m.) Officials want input from individuals and businesses affected by the
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 
 
Last week, President Obama announced that Mr. Feinberg would manage the $20
billion escrow account established by BP to pay claims to Gulf Coast
residents and communities who have suffered economic damages and losses as a
result of the BP oil disaster. Local feedback provided from Friday's meeting
-- from groups such as fishermen, charter boat captains, restaurant owners,
oil rig workers, oil service companies, community leaders, and the
interested public -- will help inform Mr. Feinberg's decisions on how to
administer funds quickly and fairly in the short-term and how to best
compensate families and businesses that will be negatively impacted in the
long-term. The Claims Facility can be reached at 800-440-0858. 
 
Sen. Landrieu and Mr.  Feinberg also will hold a meeting earlier in the day
in Larose to hear from those residents. That meeting will be from 12 to 1:30
p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be at the Larose Civic Center
at 307 E. 5th Street in 
Larose.