Natural Resource Trustees that manage areas of federal and state natural resources can seek damages for all oil spill related costs incurred by them. Costs they can seek include:

• The cost of accurately assessing the damage
• Loss of value of the natural resource
• The cost of restoring, rehabilitating or replacing the natural resource

The oil spill’s effect on Louisiana’s delicate marshlands could be devastating in terms of it’s effect on the marine life that forms the start of the food chain for the local ecosystem. It is important that we do everything in our power to make sure those people who are in charge of looking after this important resource have as much money as they need to restore the marshlands as much as possible.Big Oil must pay for the massive damage that their negligence has caused. If you or your organization plays a role in managing any of Louisiana’s beautiful marshlands or coastline, you should contact a qualified Louisiana oil spill lawyer who can advise you how to most effectively make a claim against the responsible party.