Kathleen Blanco: “I talked to every person in power including the President. You know, begging for help.”

They know not of what they speak.

The buck stops here. And as your governor, I take full responsibility.

I knew on Saturday before the storm and it's in all the documentation that I presented to Congress that this category 5 was going to out match any of Louisiana's resources.

You know, here in Louisiana, we feel like we are citizens of the United States who are nearly forgotten.