Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process Streamlined
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The claims process for businesses hurt by the Gulf oil spill may finally be working. Since the weekend, checks totaling $340 million have been sent to businesses — almost doubling the total amount that's been paid out.
ARI SHAPIRO, Host:
Eileen Fleming of member station WWNO reports.
EILEEN FLEMING: Parish President Billy Nungesser credits Feinberg for unclogging the paperwork process.
BILLY NUNGESSER: They are really turning out a lot more answers to the people. I mean, my calls here have almost completely stopped from the fishermen. They've done that good a job here in the last week or so.
FLEMING: For NPR News, I'm Eileen Fleming in New Orleans.
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