Billy Nungesser is Parish President of the Plaquemines Parish in Belle Chase, LA. He is vocal. He has taken a strong stance for the people in his parish and in his state. He doesn't like being jerked around - and that's what he thinks is going on. 

Click on the image to hear the interview with Billy. 

He believes oil is going to continue rolling up on the coastline of his state for ages and wants responsible parties to acknowledge there's a problem and not hide from him or his constituents.

Today we got a few minutes with the man who has been shouting at BP and the US Government since the first day of the spill. Give a listen and let us know what you think.

In the next day, I'll be processing some video taken at the same event where we chatted with Nungesser. It gives you a little perspective of the number of press folks who are still chasing down stories here in the Gulf. Contrary to what you might not be seeing on your local news, this is still the biggest story down here. Bars have CNN going all the time and it is on people's minds.

Also coming up on the blog are audio interviews and lots more photos (I took about 100 today). Just running out of time in the day to share it all with you. And to that point, I hope you're enjoying this resource and style of coverage. While it might seem at first to be overwhelming because we're sharing so much content, it's really something you can do at your own pace. The commonground blog isn't going anywhere and my responsibility is to answer your questions and share info long after I return back to the chilly Northeast (it's 97 degrees down here, what have you got?!)

So have fun, ask questions, and share what we're sharing. Thanks for reading and listening and watching!

Jeff