Kaskida, a large oil field discovered in 2006, is currently operated and 100 percent owned by BP. Located 250 miles southwest of New Orleans, BP is committed to developing Kaskida prospect and remains very excited about its future contribution to BPâs deepwater Gulf of Mexico portfolio.
Sponsored Topics. Bourbonnais is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,256 at the 2000 census, but it was estimated to have grown to 19,119 in 2009. It is part of the KankakeeâBradley Metropolitan Statistical Area and the ChicagoâNapervilleâMichigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area.
Despite the anti-slavery movement in Paris and Bourbon County, by 1850 the number of slaves totaled more than half of the county population. It would take war to finally bring an end to the practice of slavery. The majority of citizens in the county sided with the Union as war broke out in 1861.