US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has announced $31.3 million in coastal restoration and economic development grants for Louisiana and the Gulf Coast to help fight economic damage caused by the Macondo spill

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A $30.7 million restoration grant, awarded to the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration by Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will fund the restoration of a critical barrier headland near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. In addition, Locke announced a $600,000 effort by Commerce's Economic Development Administration to fund the deployment of 21 Assessment and Evaluation teams to affected communities.