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$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes

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BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov.

John Bel Edwards said. Work should begin next year on the projects, Edwards said in a news release Tuesday. The money is from BP’s $8.8 billion settlement for natural resources damage caused by the blowout that killed 11 men and spewed more than 100 million gallons (380 million liters) of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, leaving long-lasting effects.Both are part of larger restoration plans, the group overseeing Louisiana's share of that settlement noted.

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