Regional business leaders of south Louisiana came together today at a press conference to call for specific action from President Obama and members of Congress to prevent what they said “will turn an ecological catastrophe into an economic calamity” as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Business Council of Greater New Orleans and the River Region; Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.); and the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (NOMCVB) joined other regional business and political leaders to present a platform of solutions to address the negative financial and economic impact of the oil spill. The coalition, under the rallying cry of “Move Forward Now,” asks that the President immediately authorize three specific actions that could mitigate the damage to the economy. In addition, a fourth point of the platform supports the Mayor of New Orleans’ call for BP’s investment in New Orleans and the surrounding area’s hospitality industry.
You can read the media announcement and download the Move Forward platform here.