ThinkProgress | BP Comes To Record $20.8 Billion Settlement Agreement Over Gulf Oil Spill ThinkProgress Louisiana's marshes were hit hard by the Gulf oil spill — a 2012 study found that the disaster, which smothered and killed wetland grasses, sped up the loss of Louisiana's marshes. The restoration plan outlines five broad goals: to “restore and ... Why a slow BP oil spill settlement payout may actually benefit Louisiana US, States Announce Settlement With BP Over Gulf Oil Spill |