05/09/2011
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"without a vision, people perish."
"I reject the notion that either Jefferson Parish or Orleans Parish or St. Bernard Parish or Plaquemines Parish will never have a greater footprint or a higher density or a greater population."
"However, we are going to pursue whatever it takes to the Corps of Engineers to get this project done correctly."
"I think Senator Vitter and our whole delegation share this, we want a comprehensive system that keeps people in this area free from flooding to the greatest degree possible."