JP officials commandeer BP's hired boats in Grand Isle

[Ex Lurker]

There's a line in a song that goes, "have you ever seen a Cajun when he really gets mad?" Well, they're mad now. And they're doing something about it.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/JP-officials-commandeer-BPs-hired-boats-in-Grand-Isle-94668304.html

[alfredo]

1. Good.

[leftstreet]

2. Forget Kevin Costner, we're gonna need Johnny Depp

Very interesting article, thanks for posting!

[EFerrari]

3. Good for them!

[ljm2002]

4. Now that's what I'm talkin' about!

Good on them, let's see more of this. Not as a "get even with BP" move, but as a "let's get something happening here" move.

K&R

[Schema Thing]

5. What are they doing?

the story just says that they commandeered the boats.

[Feron]

7. A bit more info.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office will escort the boats to the Bays, where Roberts said they should have been for days.

http://www.wdsu.com/gulfcoast/23646158/detail.html

It doesn't say what type of boats they are. Yesterday Jindal was complaining about idle skimmer boats so maybe that's what they are.

[drm604]

6. They ought to keep them as down payment on the damages.

I suppose they can't legally do that, and probably shouldn't be able to, but it's a nice thought.