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December 23, 2010Ministers and others affiliated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference protested at the Louisiana Capitol what they called an unfair process for doling out money to Gulf oil spill victims.
About 250 people were part of the protest Thursday. They say Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of a $20 billion fund set up by BP PLC, isn’t doing enough for the poorest claimants, like hotel and restaurant workers. They say claims are denied with little explanation.
Feinberg has said about $2.5 billion has been paid to about 170,000 claimants.
The SCLC group traveled to Baton Rouge to try to see Gov. Bobby Jindal, but he was in Texas for a fundraiser. Jindal’s chief of staff, Timmy Teepell, read a statement to the group saying the governor has concerns about the fairness and accuracy of the claims process.
