Louis Cataldie
Louis Cataldie
Dr. Louis Cataldie was the Medical Incident Commander for the state of Louisiana, United States...
horribly increase looking means
I don't know when you will get that data, ... I'm looking at means to increase the rate. ... It's going horribly slowly.
absolutely entire process pure situations somebody sorry speed speeding stand sure wish
I wish I could speed up the process, ... But speeding up the process could contaminate the process, and I just can't do that. And I'm sorry we have to do that in some situations to make sure the entire process is as pure as it can be. I have to be able to stand up before somebody and say I am absolutely sure.
close families light people seeing tunnel until
I won't see light at the end of the tunnel until I see the families for these people found, ... And we're not even close to seeing that.
air
I say if we got a cot and air conditioning, go for it. But that's me. If I had my way we'd be able to do them in a week.
allowed coming discourage family members
We discourage family members from coming here, ... They will not be allowed on the premises. This is not the place to come.
bodies
Unfortunately, we may not know if she's here, ... Some bodies that we get may never be identified.
chance condition finding visual
Unfortunately, the condition in which we're finding our individuals essentially eliminates any chance of a visual identification,
marks personal tattoos
We'll look for things like identifying marks such as tattoos and personal effects. We'll get DNA. We'll do X-rays if they have prostheses and we'll do fingerprints if we can.
dying somebody worse
Each person is a worst-case scenario, ... There is nothing worse than somebody dying like this.
dna last weapon
DNA is our weapon of last resort, ... And I'm at that point.
bones deal folks inside mandatory news
A lot of these folks have been casketed for a long time, so we've only got bones to deal with, ... Evidently, it's not mandatory to place identification inside the casket, which was news to me. That's not helping.
dental momma photo
You may not have a dental record, but you may have a photo of your momma smiling, and that's helpful,
arduous
This is going to be a long, arduous process. It's not going away.
dignity handle individual lose people track
It's about the individual. It's about the one. And I don't want people to lose track of that. We handle every person as the individual and with the dignity they deserve.