That could be a lot of money, as Louisiana has vast swaths of wetlands, owns the oyster beds that were devastated by leaking oil, and has lost oil and gas royalties due to the drilling moratorium.

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The biggest concern we have, actually, are the marshes, the estuaries, the wetlands, where if you start seeing that oil seeping in, that not only can kill oyster beds and other vitally important seafood and ecosystems, but even the repair efforts in those areas can actually destroy the ecology in the region.

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The state could have billions of dollars in claims against BP, on everything from lost oil and gas revenues to damage to state-owned marshes and oyster beds.

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