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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The shelters will end up probably without electricity or with minimum electricity from generators in the end. There may be intense flooding that will be not in our control which would be ultimately the most dangerous situation that many of our people could face.
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is not just a game but a very symbolic event and we should encourage as many people as possible to go.
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Well, it's a logistical nightmare, ... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out.
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We're urging people in the Katrina impact areas to be very, very cautious.
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We have two kinds of employment: one with decent pay and benefits - and another of part-time pay with full-time hours, at a wage that can't nearly support a healthy family. We have two kinds of healthcare: one where people have access and insurance - and another where basic care and life-saving treatments, come at a price beyond reach.
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I do not want this sense of lawlessness to continue, because it's hampering our efforts to bring people in, to save people,
brought dry ground people
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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We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters, ... We believe there are hundreds more out there. And so tonight is critical.
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We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters,
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We all wanted more, faster, ... We needed more, faster. We were limited by our own capacity. We were limited by the speed at which organization could be mustered. There isn't any person who is not sorrowful about wanting to do more in a quicker amount of time. We knew lives were being threatened minute-by-minute. Everything is now stabilized. We know there are still people to be rescued. Loved ones need to be buried.
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We all know that our businesses and industries need far more than a shot of adrenaline to rebound and put our people back to work,
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that in the end all of our people will get assistance.
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I've got my own power-packed people endorsing me, and I think they know how to get the vote out, ... I'll fall back on my friends that cross all kinds of boundaries.