234 Quotes by Kathleen Blanco

The situation is untenable, ... At first light, the devastation is greater than our worst fear. It's just totally overwhelming ... heartbreaking.

I have come here to talk about job creation,

The situation deteriorated on Monday and on Wednesday, it became untenable,

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.

The simple fact is that we needed something as simple and basic as buses delivered in a timely fashion from FEMA in order to save lives. They didn't do that,

I have called for this special meeting to begin immediately the work of rebuilding our state and restoring our people,

The silver lining of Katrina's storm clouds is the historic opportunity that we have now to start anew,

I do not want this sense of lawlessness to continue, because it's hampering our efforts to bring people in, to save people,

The task of assisting with family restoration is a monumental one and will require the combined knowledge of and reach of this special group of leaders who have proven knowledge of Louisiana and a history of community service,