Breathing life Quote by John Bel Edwards

Coastal restoration and a robust offshore energy industry have to co-exist because Louisiana's future depends on it.

— John Bel Edwards

Unless engineers can stop southern Louisiana from sinking into the Gulf - the Mississippi Delta is the fastest-disappearing land on the planet - even…

— Nina Easton

Offshore drilling is not the solution to U.S. energy independence, and I am against opening parts of the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans to…

— Deb Haaland

Louisiana loses 30 miles a year off our coast. We lost 100 miles last year off our coast thanks to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.…

— Bobby Jindal

I'm pleased with our state's willingness to support responsible off-shore energy production while also giving special focus to enhance the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast.

— Bobby Jindal

Do we pour $40 billion into grandiose Louisiana engineering projects or do we instead put up no trespassing- signs in the areas below sea…

— Douglas Brinkley

Louisiana is a trade powerhouse.

— John Bel Edwards

The gulf coast, we all know now, after Katrina, is responsible for 25 percent of U.S. production of natural gas. Following Katrina and Rita,…

— Mark Foley

My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.

— Ian Somerhalder

As proud as we are of this city and as extraordinary as it is, all of south Louisiana and all of the Gulf Coast…

— Mary Landrieu

There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do…

— Elizabeth Dole