13 Quotes by John LeBlanc

Obviously, we have suffered a reduction in values in the affected areas, and we need to make sure reductions don't trigger increased taxes on the other taxpayers in the parish, ... That's not a way to get people to stay, and it's not a way to get people to come back. To the extent that it's unclear in the law, the more it needs to be clarified.

Maybe if I'd been in the graphic's art department I could have been out,

Without all the help we've gotten here, we wouldn't have survived,

We need help. We need the same sort of help a big city like New Orleans is getting.

We're reviewing all the estate planning work, because some things will have to change now. If they had a partnership agreement, it's contract law, but when you marry you have to adhere to marriage laws, ... With a marriage, a spouse is entitled to a percentage of your assets, so we're counseling clients about prenuptial agreements before they get married; wills have to be redone; and we're putting money into budgets for weddings and honeymoons.

We had some stuff go on, and then we shot ourselves in the foot. We'll fix that.

You walk down Main Street and it looks like downtown Beirut, a complete disaster, ... All that's left is a driveway, just pieces.

This is devastating to us, ... The second surge really hit us.

This area is devastated. We'd appreciate all the help we can get. I know the people of the United States had a great outpouring for the victims of Katrina, and we hope they'll continue for the victims of Rita as well.