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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We've got an engineering nightmare trying to fill the breach of the levee where the waters are pouring into the city. I think they've been working on it all night, and they'll continue to work on it all day today.
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We have no counts whatsoever, but we know many lives have been lost.
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When folks who are desperate are trying to get home, it just makes it more difficult for us to get to folks whose lives are in danger.
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We were begging for more resources, and you know, eventually, we got enough resources. It just took more days than we wanted it to take.
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We respect the work you have done. You have been in our prayers. ... It grieves my soul to say that you're coming back to a Louisiana that is not whole. ... There is a lot of work to do, but we are up to the task.
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Were finding a mighty lot of people, ... We think there are hundreds more.
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There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight,
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The power is out, the phones are down and there is no food or water, and many trees are down.
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We are seeing a show of force. It's putting confidence back in our hearts and in the minds of our people, ... We're going to make it through.
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We are praying that the hurricane dissipates or that it weakens. This state can barely stand what happened to it.
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There are no fuel supplies, ... You can't buy gasoline at will to get in and out. You may end up stranded on the highway.
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This program will have a dramatic effect on lowering the cost of capital for companies of all sizes that invest or reinvest in the affected area,
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We didn't lose as many lives as had been predicted although we're still in the process of finding those we lost.
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I care for you. I want to make life safer and better for you.