Andy Kopplin
Andy Kopplin
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What this information shows, I think, is this was the most expensive natural disaster in American history.
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The eye on the prize is that we get the resources we need so folks have the confidence that they can come back, and there's a long-term commitment of the federal government to be the state's partner in protecting our cities and towns from hurricanes and restoring the coast.
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Our goal is to try to identify the ways this money can be used to have the most leverage, in terms of providing private sector investment.
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Our No. 1 goal is to get that money out as expeditiously as possible. The limiting factor will be the number of contractors available.
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Our greatest fear is that we're going to have the money available but the implementation status delayed.
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We need to keep working to get our national surrogates to explain the facts - that the federal response was anemic and had been shortchanged by budget cuts and avoiding responsibilities like protecting Louisiana levees and wetlands.
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We are providing ways to keep homeowners as homeowners. You can successfully rebuild South Louisiana with the package we have proposed.
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The severe impact of the disaster has placed a profound stress on government at all levels, not to mention that of the individuals and businesses attempting to recover. We're going to have to use limited resources wisely.
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That is what they are trying to promote.
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That provides a very appropriate source to pay for this.
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We think it's very important. We want feedback from all our citizens. This is not an opportunity to sign up for a FEMA trailer or certain programs. This is an opportunity for them to tell us what would make them come back home.
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This is a shot in the arm to the recovery that will make a big difference.
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This is not everybody's dream house. This is a modest equivalent.
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This dynamic and interactive online tool will support ongoing recovery efforts and help facilitate continued planning at the parish level. By providing access to large amounts of community-specific planning information, this tool adds simplicity to what is otherwise a complex process.