The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, October 26th, 2004
In the eyes of the oil and gas industry, Gov. Kathleen Blanco is making the state a more hospitable place.
The industry has long complained that a maze-like permitting process for coastal zone drilling, high fees and talk of an oil and gas processing tax-combined with a take-it-or-leave-it attitude on the part of some state officialshave undermined exploration in South Louisiana.
Blanco seems to have heard their complaints.
The Democrat has appointed agency heads with industry experience and ordered departments to talk to each other to speed up permitting. She opposes a processing tax, a pr...
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