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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Obviously it is a lot easier this time because the assets have not left Louisiana, ... So I believe that what we are preparing for will give us the strength to take care of the situation, however it works itself out.
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Right now, it looks like Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. It does not bode well for southeastern Louisiana.
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Popular governors are popular when they have a lot of money, ... This is a tough session when you have a nearly $1 billion shortfall.
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Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. We know that we're going to take the brunt of it.
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Search and rescue operations, evacuations and trying to control the levee breach are our priorities for today.
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Send Bush here and we'll make him a po' boy and tell him to leave us alone,
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Some 700 people have been brought to dry ground during the night,
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Shelter life is not a quality life, ... The president and I both agree that people in shelters need more stable, private housing.
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No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy,
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Only an independent, nonpartisan commission investigation that commands full support from the executive and legislative branches will accomplish what we need: a thorough, comprehensive review which is only concerned with getting to the truth,
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Let's just support the Saints. That's what I say.
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I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
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We cannot simply re-create what those storms destroyed, ... We must make the new Louisiana, smarter, safer and stronger.
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We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters, ... We believe there are hundreds more out there. And so tonight is critical.