William Jefferson
William Jefferson
desperate fact left people poor response rest situation time
The response time and all of the rest of it -- I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that people are black. It has to do with the fact that people are poor and desperate and left in a situation where they didn't have a way out,
approaches changed fear federal fema gather hurricane katrina quickly response stands stood time today
As Hurricane Wilma quickly approaches American soil, I fear that our federal response to emergencies is still lacking, ... could not gather that much has changed about where FEMA stands today as it stood at the time Katrina struck.
cut essential fema funds
These monies are used for food, diapers, medicines, and other essential items. For FEMA to cut off these funds now is unacceptable,
football spirit
The spirit comes from football. If they won't come back for anything else, (the alumni) show up for football games.
including orleans
the southeastern parishes including the New Orleans Metropolitan area.
folks glad life start
I tell folks all the time, I'm glad I was able to start out my life like that, but I'm also glad it's over,
left orleans people poor
If these people hadn't been poor and black, they wouldn't have been left in New Orleans in the first place.
anybody happiness happy perfectly regret
I didn't want to have anybody with me, ... I was perfectly happy just by myself but they thought it was too risky. I regret that there was any need to have anybody there.
last louisiana ought
Louisiana is last on the things that we ought to be first on, and first on the things we ought to be last on. We can do better than this,
anyone campaign conversation green judge money receive resulted
To my knowledge, nothing resulted from the conversation -- the campaign did not receive any money from Judge Green or anyone who may have been prompted by him to contribute,
hurricane million needed short year
This year we were $50 million short of what we thought we needed for hurricane protection,
benefit businesses huge trying
That is a huge benefit for businesses trying to get started again.
announced cannot conference enforce fire issue jefferson leave lose message parish people police press resources services strongest throughout vehicles
I've just announced at a press conference that we're probably going to lose all services over night: sewage, drainage, water, etc., ... I cannot issue a mandatory. I do not have the resources to enforce it. However, I've just made the strongest message possible, and we will have police vehicles and fire vehicles going throughout Jefferson Parish with broadcasting advising people to leave now.
bottom indictment poor time
It's an indictment of our whole society, that at the bottom of the rungs all the time are poor African-Americans.