American Quote by John Kennedy

Eighty-five percent of us in this country, by the way, live in coastal areas, so again, Katrina and Rita were not just about New…

— Mitch Landrieu

Hurricane Katrina, coupled with Hurricane Rita, which came promptly on Katrina's heels, claimed more than 1,200 American lives. Together, they caused more than $200…

— Ellen Tauscher

Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they didn't have…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Disasters affect every state, and North Carolinians have given our own tax dollars to help neighbors and those in other states in times of…

— Roy Cooper

“Given such an array of challenges, one might expect people to welcome federal help. In truth, a very large proportion of the yearly budgets---in…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

Given our historic budget shortfalls, the people of Louisiana stand to benefit most from better roads and other infrastructure.

— John Bel Edwards

What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a…

— Elizabeth Edwards

We know that behind every budget number are real Louisiana citizens.

— John Bel Edwards

Obviously, our most pressing need is subsistence for the most vulnerable victims of Katrina, but we should not overlook the fact that the victims…

— Artur Davis

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

— Billy Tauzin

Louisiana values both compassion and sustainable employment that provides for our families.

— John Bel Edwards

Corruption at every level, city, state, federal, all has helped in making New Orleans a disaster area, the most disappearing land mass on the…

— Dr. John