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
facilities people population
The dome's population is growing, and they don't have the facilities to accommodate the people in there,
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Katrina and Rita brought our people and our economy to its knees.
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In Cameron, there's really hardly anything left. Everything is just obliterated.
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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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I am greatly heartened by President Bush's strong words tonight reaffirming the nation's commitment to rebuilding southeast Louisiana,
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The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It is just totally overwhelming, ... We need to save as many people as we can save, and that is our mission for today.
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The financial affairs of Louisiana will be transparent and wide open as it pertains to this period of recovery, more so than it ever has been before, ... We will stand well to the expected scrutiny by the public, the Congress and the media.
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seemed uncertain and sluggish, hesitant to declare martial law or a state of emergency, which would have opened the door to more Pentagon help.
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expressed his confidence that our federal partners are working hard to quickly recover all bodies.
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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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It looks like we're going to bear some of the brunt of this storm, ... Hurricane Katrina's aiming our way.
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It looks like we're going to bear some of the brunt of this storm. Hurricane Katrina's aiming our way.
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beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.
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It's impossible for us to say how many structures can be salvaged.