Doug Thornton
Doug Thornton
certainly clock compliment court project square
The project on the Square is an outstanding one and the new clock will certainly be a compliment to our Court Square.
building happens whatever
This will make this a better building for all the users, whatever happens to the Saints.
million otherwise patch spending
We've got to be cost-effective here. You've got to be really careful, otherwise you're going to be spending a million or $2 million just to patch the roof.
bare building electrical feeling good plumbing replace seems walls
You get the feeling that if you could take this thing down to the bare walls and replace some of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (systems), you could be back in business. I don't know how long that would take, but structurally the building seems to be in pretty good shape.
We were down to an hour-and-a-half of fuel.
assistance discuss extent offered opportunity role saints
We've not had the opportunity to discuss what role SMG will play, but we've offered our assistance to the extent that it is necessary. LSU and the Saints want our help.
I don't get that. What was that all about?
encouraged second walking
I'm a little more encouraged after walking through it a second time.
given taken ultimate
She's taken a hit. She's been given the ultimate test.
cost
That would cost $30 (million) to $40 million.
rebirth recovery symbol
It is a symbol of the recovery and rebirth of New Orleans.
building saw worse
That building is a little worse than I first thought. I'm a little discouraged by what we saw there.
america damaged image operations orleans roof shows side
I think the image of New Orleans that America had was that image of the damaged roof. It was very, very important to us not only from the operations side to get the roof temporarily repaired, but symbolically. ... It shows we are making progress.
dome good memories perhaps rebuilding symbol
I think it could be a symbol perhaps of the rebuilding of New Orleans. There are a lot of good memories in the dome too.