Louisiana's recovery might be brought to its knees

The six-month moratorium suspending all exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is another blow to an economy already reeling and could potentially undermine the state for years to come.

There can be no one left in Louisiana who has not heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the oil spill that has resulted from the collapse of the rig, which killed eleven people in the process and is now threatening the livelihoods of countless communities along the state’s coast. Read more