234 Quotes by Kathleen Blanco

The biggest concern is that this whole situation is totally overwhelming. I know the desperation of all of the folks who had evacuated. I know they desperately want to get in. In most cases, it is totally impossible for them to get in. The streets are inundated with water. The devastation is vast. And there's really -- there's nothing they can do.

We have to restore the state and its people. This is important work you're about.

It's impossible for us to say how many structures can be salvaged.

we do know that it is costing us money.

I've got my own power-packed people endorsing me, and I think they know how to get the vote out, ... I'll fall back on my friends that cross all kinds of boundaries.

We can use the Astrodome for a place for our folks to begin to normalize their lives, ... This will help us immensely.

Well, it's a logistical nightmare, ... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out.

It's very important to have incentives for our workers to return, and in order to do that, we have to have incentives for business to return,

I want the world to know what we know: We are brave, we are resilient, and we will prevail.