The French Quarter, Algiers and the St. Charles Avenue corridor - all those big houses, all the things the tourists want to see - they're all still in place. We have a good foundation.

If he (Lawson) is saying they would do the same thing over again, is he saying the same woman who died on the ramp because she couldn't get over the bridge, is he saying he would let that woman die again? ... I don't think he's thinking that. I think he's talking political. He's just trying to make white folks in Gretna think he's protecting them from all those poor black people from New Orleans.

If your legs don't hurt, you can walk somewhere. If your arms don't hurt, you can pick something up.

No major structural damage. No major damage in terms of a lot of the second floor units. A lot of the roofs: they held up pretty good. It's something we ought to be able to work together to work out. I just don't know why we haven't done it yet.

Everybody shares the blame here, ... but when you talk about the mightiest government in the world, that's a ludicrous and lame excuse. You're FEMA, and you're the big dog. And you weren't prepared either.

It's almost like a pancake, about a football field long, ... Right where there was a wharf there is water now.

It seems like the storms attributed to Katrina never stop. We're still finding bodies. We can't seem to put the worst of this behind us to even get to rebuilding. It's just a very, very, very bad, desperate situation down here.

This is a big loss. He gave a damn,

This is something that should have been done a long time ago.

We don't need soap opera watchers all day. We need people who are coming back if you are able.