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  New Orleans welcomes BCS Championship with "Peacemaker po' boys"  (327.5 KB)

  Legendary quarterbacks Ken Stabler of Alabama and Bert Jones of LSU share a ceremonial 30-foot "Peacemaker po' boy" as part of the Gulf Coast Seafood & Tourism Bash presented by BP. New Orleans chefs teamed up to bring together Louisiana shrimp and Alabama oysters in celebration of the 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship. View more photos of the Gulf Coast Seafood and Tourism Bash . Read more about the Gulf Coast Seafood and Tourism Bash .
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  Sugar Bowl bash promotes Gulf Coast seafood and tourism  (297.4 KB)

  As part of the festivities around the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl and BCS Championship game, BP is sponsoring the Gulf Coast Seafood and Tourism 2012 Bash, featuring samples of Gulf seafood and opportunities to win vacations along the Gulf Coast. For more information go to www.gulfcst2012.com . View more photos from the Sugar Bowl Bash .
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  Celebrating Gulf seafood during Sugar Bowl in New Orleans  (957.15 KB)

  Officials from BP, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and representatives from Michigan and Virginia Tech kick off the Gulf Coast Seafood and Tourism 2012 bash with a 30-foot "Peacemaker" shrimp and oyster po boy. View more photos from kick-off event . Read more about the Gulf Coast Seafood and Tourism 2012 Bash .
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  BP launches new ad series promoting Gulf tourism - "Best Place"  (177.68 KB)

  BP has launched a new series of ads designed to promote tourism along the Gulf Coast. The ads feature spokespersons from the Gulf who represent their communities as small business owners, community leaders and “tourism ambassadors.” As part of its overall commitment, BP also has given $170 million in grants to help revitalize tourism on the Gulf Coast economy. More information about BP “Voices from the Gulf” . View “Voices from the Gulf: Best Place” .
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  BP launches new ad series promoting Gulf tourism - "Great Vacation"  (90.53 KB)

  BP has launched a new series of ads designed to promote tourism along the Gulf Coast. The ads feature spokespersons from the Gulf who represent their communities as small business owners, community leaders and “tourism ambassadors.” As part of its overall commitment, BP also has given $170 million in grants to help revitalize tourism on the Gulf Coast economy. More information about BP “Voices from the Gulf” . View “Voices from the Gulf: Great Vacation” .
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  Geaux Fish offers anglers up to $275,000 in cash and prizes  (57.08 KB)

  Geaux Fish 2011, sponsored by the Louisiana Charter Boat Association and BP, offers anglers a chance to reel in up to $275,000 in cash and other prizes if they catch one of 50 tagged speckled trout. View video overview of Geaux Fish fishing contest . For more information on Geaux Fish 2011 .
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  Louisiana hosts Great American Seafood Cook-off  (65.6 KB)

  Cory Bahr, executive chef of Restaurant Sage in Monroe, represented the state of Louisiana at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off with a dish he described as a “North Delta Bouillabaisse.” The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board hosted the eighth annual cook-off, which emphasizes the importance of cooking with domestic and sustainable seafood. View photo slideshow of the Great American Seafood Cook-off and Chef Cory Bahr . Read more about the Great American Seafood Cook-off .
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  BP commits to early restoration projects along Gulf Coast  (194.19 KB)

  Robin Bullock, Director, BP Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA), provides an overview of BP’s ground-breaking agreement with federal and state agencies that will accelerate work to restore areas of the Gulf of Mexico that were affected by the Deepwater Horizon accident. The agreement commits up to $1 billion to projects that will restore injured natural resources in the Gulf at the earliest opportunity. View video on BP Early Restoration Agreement . More information about NRDA .
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  Back on the Water  (46.59 KB)

  With this year’s fishing season underway in the Gulf of Mexico, BP Magazine meets some of the fishermen whose working lives were affected by last year’s oil spill, including Terry Vegas, Sr. of Grand Isle, who has shrimped in the Gulf for 46 years, like his father and grandfather before him. Read the full story of “Heading Back to the Water ".
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  Nesting season underway along Louisiana coast  (206.23 KB)

  Photos of brown pelicans, white pelicans and other bird species nesting in Terrebonne Bay.