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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There will be plenty of soldiers in the city to handle whatever Rita dishes out.
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While we will hope and pray that Rita does not gain strength and threaten our coast, the prudent course of action is to prepare for the worst, ... every available resource is being put into action to deal with this potential threat to our coast.
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We will pray that Rita will not devastate Louisiana, but today we do not know the answer to that question,
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That's in spite of the fact that Rita killed about four days of your work.
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This country and its economy must have a vibrant commercial center at the mouth of the Mississippi River, its most important waterway, ... Katrina and Rita brought our economy to its knees.
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Katrina and Rita brought our people and our economy to its knees.
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Katrina and Rita altered the fabric of our society,
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Rita has Louisiana in her sights. Head north. You cannot go east, you cannot go west. If you know the local roads that go north, take those.
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Rita has Louisiana in her sights and we must move,
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We will weather this storm as we have weathered Katrina.
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These storms knocked us down, but they didn't knock us out, ... And with your help and support, we will come back stronger and more prosperous than before.
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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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The situation is untenable, ... At first light, the devastation is greater than our worst fear. It's just totally overwhelming ... heartbreaking.
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The situation deteriorated on Monday and on Wednesday, it became untenable,