Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Babineaux Blancoserved from January 2004 to January 2008 as the 54th governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to have been elected as governor of Louisiana...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 December 1942
CityNew Iberia, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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You didn't deserve this, We're going to rebuild, and we're going to rebuild strong.
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We are one people, united in our resolve to rebuild, restore and recover from this tragedy. At this time of great uncertainty and despair, our people must know that all our leaders are united and dedicated to this important work.
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We pray that the loss of life is very limited, but we fear that is not the case.
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We don't like looters one bit, but first and foremost is search and rescue.
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We began the process of debriefing each other, sharing what our unique experiences were, ... I know the mayor felt very desperate in his hour of need.
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They've been running buses in through the night. We're going to get them out, either by boat, lift them out by helicopter, or if we can walk them to the buses, we'll do it. Whatever is necessary, whatever measure is necessary is what we'll do.:
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They pulled the Jefferson Parish phone numbers along with the Jefferson Davis Parish numbers, ... Once they realized their mistake, they stopped the calls in Jefferson.
All of it is negotiable and everything is up for discussion,
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A lot of the details are not yet identified, but we want it as liberal as possible, ... We want it to work for re-employing our people.
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As we asked southeast Louisiana to evacuate in advance of Katrina, and probably one million people or more evacuated safely, we are asking the same southwest Louisiana,
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Accept our thanks and hear our resolve: we will bring our people home as soon as we can. We need and we want our people back,
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That's in spite of the fact that Rita killed about four days of your work.
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You need to find a safe place to be. It is not safe to find yourself stranded on the highway. Get to the highest ground or the highest building in your area.