Gulf Coast Oil Spill

President Obama met with concerned Mississippi residents June 14. At right, Mississippi Restaurant & Hospitality Association board member Scott Weinberg, Blow Fly Inn, Gulfport, Miss. Read more.

News Articles

• NRA partners with USTA on oil-spill Roadmap to Recovery (Restaurant.org, July 27, 2010)
• Former NRA chairman urges Congress to counter misperceptions about oil spill in Gulf states (Restaurant.org, July 27, 2010)
• FRLA's Carol Dover Discusses Claims Procedures with Claims Czar Ken Feinberg (Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, July 20, 2010)
• Gulf Coast restaurants taking big hit (FoxNews.com video, July 20, 2010)
• Gulf beach resorts persist in the face of the oil spill (Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2010)
• Oil spill hasn't chilled New Orleans seafood restaurants (Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2010)
• As seafood sales decline as a result of the oil spill, restaurants issue statement of safety (Alabama Restaurant Association, July 16, 2010)
• Gulf seafood must pass the smell test (Washington Post, July 13, 2010)
• First lady: Fla. Panhandle wonderful despite spill (Washington Post, July 12, 2010)
• Washington Post oil spill page (Washington Post)
• Touring the Gulf: Florida (Nation's Restaurant News, July 12, 2010)
• Touring the Gulf: Alabama (Nation's Restaurant News, July 9, 2010)
• Touring the Gulf: Mississippi (Nation's Restaurant News, July 8, 2010)
• Touring the Gulf: Louisiana (Nation's Restaurant News, July 7, 2010)
• NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat (Washington Post, July 10, 2010)
• Oil spill to harm restaurants for months, years (Restaurant.org, July 2, 2010)
• Gulf spill takes bite out of restaurants (USA Today, June 23, 2010)
• State associations advocate for restaurants over oil spill fallout (Restaurant.org, June 16, 2010)
• Update on the Gulf Coast oil spill (Restaurant.org, June 16, 2010)

State Restaurant Associations

• Alabama Restaurant Association
• Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
• Louisiana Restaurant Association
• Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association

Other Resources

• StayAndPlayAlabama.com
• Food and Drug Administration
• House Small Business Committee (GOP)
• Louisiana Seafood Marketing & Promotion Board
• LouisianaTravel.com
• National Fisheries Institute (See also: NFI oil spill talking points, June 16, 2010, NFI alert for restaurants, July 2, 2010)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• U.S. Travel Association
• VisitFlorida.com
• VisitMississippi.org