randi kaye goes up close. reporter: when louisiana s health secretary sent this letter to bx p last week requesting $10 until in funding for mental health, he expected a speedy answer. days at most. this is what he received last week. if you noticed, in the last sentence, we need an answer by next week. reporter: that deadline has come and gone. no answer from bp. bp responded to the first request saying, it, quote, looked forward to continuing the dialogue. but the oil giant provided nothing. the money, if it ever comes, would be used to treat those experiencing emotional trauma since the spill. fishermen like lewis lund jr. who can no longer fish to support his family because of the oil. his wife says he s full of rage. he wants to go on a rampage, screaming, punching, hitting whatever he can do. he can t. he just can t get it out. it s stuck in there, bubbling.
letter to bx p last week requesting $10 until in funding for mental health, he expected a speedy answer. days at most. this is what he received last week. if you noticed, in the last sentence, we need an answer by next week. reporter: that deadline has come and gone. no answer from bp. bp responded to the first request saying, it, quote, looked forward to continuing the dialogue. but the oil giant provided nothing. the money, if it ever comes, would be used to treat those experiencing emotional trauma since the spill. fishermen like lewis lund jr. who can no longer fish to support his family because of the oil. his wife says he s full of rage. he wants to go on a rampage, screaming, punching, hitting whatever he can do. he can t. he just can t get it out. it s stuck in there, bubbling. reporter: how s that anger coming out?
help. but has it? randi kaye goes up close. reporter: when louisiana s health secretary sent this letter to bp last week requesting $10 million in funding for mental health, he expected a speedy answer days at most. this is what he told us last week. you know, that s one of the reasons we put a deadline on the letter. if you notice the last sentence, we said, we need an answer by next week. reporter: but that deadline has come and gone, no answer for bp. this is the state s second request for $10 million. bp responded to the first request saying it, quote, looked forward to continuing the dialogue. but the oil giant provided nothing. the money, if it ever comes, would be used to treat those experiencing emotional trauma since the spill. fishermen like lewis lund jr. who can no longer fish to support his family because of the oil. his wife says he s full of rage. he wants to go on a rampage, screaming, punching, whatever he