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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Right now, it looks like Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. It does not bode well for southeastern Louisiana.
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Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. We know that we're going to take the brunt of it.
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is not just a game but a very symbolic event and we should encourage as many people as possible to go.
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I'm just as pleased as I can be that we were able to expedite the process of getting a Louisiana firm on site, working as quickly as possible and actually, I think, a little head of schedule,
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For these reasons, it is imperative that the investigation into the response to Katrina be comprehensive, probing and non-partisan.
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Such falsehoods and misleading statements, made under oath before Congress, are shocking,
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I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
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I do want to tell you how much we appreciated watching all of the integrated forces at work as one,
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By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,
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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.:
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I'm very encouraged by the messages I got,
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I have come here to talk about job creation,
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These troops are battle-tested. They have M-16s and are locked and loaded.
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He will direct the implementation of the state's plan through my cabinet and will coordinate the advisory committees that I will appoint to give me guidance in this rebuilding process,