46 Quotes by Bill Taylor

We are doing everything we can to give a helping hand to the Mardi Gras Indians, including providing feathers for the costumes. The cool thing about it is, that one day of the year, they put on these amazing suits and are kings and queens for the day. That's what makes it so special.

We'll get through it like we get through any other work stoppage, like a hurricane. But Hispanics make up a lot of our workers. Take tile roofing. You can't get a native-born American who knows how to do it.

We had 300 Indians here last Sunday, and most of them drove in from out of town.

What needs to happen downtown, I think, is for some momentum to begin. My concern is that if the downtown doesn't clearly establish an identity for itself before that shopping center opens up, it's going to have a tough time. Too often, people wait before they take action, and by then it's too late.

We just felt like the power plant was shoved down our throats. They wanted us to get more energy from the plant, and also wanted us to pay for its maintenance, operations and debt.

Brittany has excellent control. She works year-round with her pitching and has developed a lot of different pitches: fastball, curve, change, drop and rise.

And we've got more depth. We will run as far as we can take it and that goes beyond the county.

Erik Carlsen and Kevin Bernotas are strong, experienced runners and Zach Clemens won the league (freshman/sophomore) 800 and 1600 meter races. Along with a few other runners we have excellent balance and depth.

These artists understand how important it is to show support for the city right now.