By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,
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Whatever the motive, federal misfeasance is getting the blame in many media anatomies of the catastrophe. Three years ago, ... New Orleans' leading local newspaper, the Times-Picayune, National Public Radio's signature nightly news program, 'All Things Considered,' and the New York Times each methodically and compellingly reported that the very existence of south Louisiana's leading city was at risk and hundreds of thousands of lives imperiled by exactly the sequence of events that occurred this week.
I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream.
Anybody who spends time off of Louisiana's shores can recognize that these oysters are not endangered. To classify them as such risks great harm to not only fishermen who make their living collecting oysters in the Gulf, but also to Louisiana's economy in total.
If New Orleans politicians can't talk about recovery and progress, then how can they expect Washington or the rest of the nation to care This is about bringing all of Louisiana's leaders together to look at the progress that's been made since the last legislative session and to continue forward.
1140 p.m. Louisiana's governor declared war on looters who have made the city a menacing landscape of disorder and fear. They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded, ... These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, a
We're going to make every effort to keep the Saints as Louisiana's team.
When I'm out hustling up new industries, I can offer Louisiana's many selling points. We have unmatched natural resources, a unique culture and fantastic workers.
They need to come to Louisiana. Louisiana's open for business.
I'm excited the committee will see first hand the impact on Louisiana's coast. We are willing to do our share to supply the nation's energy needs, but in return we need the nation's help to rebuild the damage to our coastline. I am thrilled the committee has accepted my invitation to see firsthand the critical roll that Louisiana's ports and industry play in supplying our nation's energy needs.
The Saints are Louisiana's team and have been since the late '60s when my predecessor Pete Rozelle welcomed them to the league as New Orleans' team and Louisiana's team. Our focus continues to be on having the Saints in Louisiana.
Louisiana's public hospital system is on the verge of financial collapse two months after Hurricane Katrina and needs federal aid quickly, the head of the system said. We're out of money, roughly after Thanksgiving, ... We are running out of time.
More will be coming. Last week, Louisiana's two senators didn't even blink when they asked the feds for an ultimate total of 250 billion in assistance just for their state. We recognize that it's a very high number, ... But this is an unprecedented national tragedy and needs an unprecedented national response.
The crisis is not an opportunity to change the character of Louisiana's political order. We must not use the crisis to turn Louisiana into a red state -- this is a rainbow state.
The shell fishing industry represents a major part of Louisiana's economy.
Louisiana's performance in the wake of the hurricanes is impressive. Statewide results are receiving a strong boost from construction crews and other personnel in the region for the post-hurricane reconstruction. We think displaced gamblers from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are also driving growth.