On July 21 , 2010 , Angelle led a rally of over 12,000 citizens in Lafayette 's Cajundome demanding the federal government to " Lift the Moratorium Now ! " President Barack Obama had imposed the 2010 United States deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . There , Angelle notable said , " This moratorium is not hurting the stock holders of BP , or Exxon or Chevron ; this moratorium is hurting the Cheramies , and the Calais , and the Dupuis , and the Robins and the Boudreauxs , and the Thibodeauxs , " referring to the negative effect on the local economy that the moratorium may have . The moratorium was lifted in October 2010 , a move considered a pivotal point in Angelle 's political career
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Scott Angelle