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
imperative katrina response
For these reasons, it is imperative that the investigation into the response to Katrina be comprehensive, probing and non-partisan.
katrina ordinary recognized
he has recognized that Katrina was no ordinary hurricane.
brought center commercial country economy katrina mouth rita vibrant
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.
brought economy katrina people rita
Katrina and Rita brought our people and our economy to its knees.
florida gave hours katrina scene several
This is a scene we experienced with Katrina. Katrina was going to Florida for several days, and (then) gave us 48 hours to move,
business help katrina package recover state
This is a substantial package of initiatives that will help our families, our business and our state recover from Katrina and Rita,
altered fabric katrina rita society
Katrina and Rita altered the fabric of our society,
falsehoods misleading oath
Such falsehoods and misleading statements, made under oath before Congress, are shocking,
escaped worst
I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
forces integrated watching work
I do want to tell you how much we appreciated watching all of the integrated forces at work as one,
comparison complex economic recovery situation
By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,
buses either lift measure necessary running walk whatever
They've been running buses in through the night. We're going to get them out, either by boat, lift them out by helicopter, or if we can walk them to the buses, we'll do it. Whatever is necessary, whatever measure is necessary is what we'll do.:
encouraged messages
I'm very encouraged by the messages I got,
creation job talk
I have come here to talk about job creation,