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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State government must work leaner but smarter than ever before,
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I have charged these two distinguished leaders to harness the energy of the entire board and put forth strong, aggressive initiatives, ... The Louisiana Recovery Authority will help me bring the entire state together in the effort to rebuild Louisiana. It will be a unified voice with the single focus on rebuilding. It will show the nation that we can work across all of the old boundaries that once kept us apart.
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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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beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.
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It's no secret that Louisiana is facing historic challenges. How we meet those challenges in the weeks ahead will determine the future of our state for generations to come,
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States are not in a position to absorb additional costs of this magnitude,
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The effort to restore our state requires a daring, yet realistic plan. A plan based on input from people in all walks of life. A plan created from the ground up. A plan driven by local needs. A plan inspired by innovation, ... We cannot simply re-create what the storms destroyed. We must make the new Louisiana smarter, safer and stronger.
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This is a substantial package of initiatives that will help our families, our business and our state recover from Katrina and Rita,
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I have called for this special meeting to begin immediately the work of rebuilding our state and restoring our people,
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It is a record for any state to see that kind of growth.
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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,