15 Quotes by Tim Coulon

It was a Herculean task this morning that we accomplished with the cooperation of Mr. Benson and the commissioner, and I have to commend LSU for their efforts, ... As you know, they are dealing with many, many logistical issues here. No doubt every person in that room was sensitive to not having a negative influence on the recovery. But it was also the sentiment that the Saints need to be a part of our rebuilding initiative. We made the best of a difficult situation.

I'm very concerned about repairing a sick building, ... You cannot see what's behind the walls, the mold and the spores that are in there. All of those things are going to be dealt with over the next 30 to 60 days in doing the assessment. Then we'll see where we go.

If I was the mayor, I would have had to do the same thing. The dome saved lives.

If there's some damage to those buildings, we're going to rectify that,

I don't want to speculate, because I haven't heard from him, ... But it's not too late (for Benson) to step up to the plate and be the good citizen.

The dome was never intended to be an evacuation center. Its sheer size makes it inviting to use, but the logistics make it difficult.