Communication Quote by Mufi Hannemann

During a large disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, warnings get hopelessly jumbled. The truth is that, for warnings to work, it's not enough for them…

— Gary Wolf

I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now…

— John Hickenlooper

The other big lesson from Katrina is that it pays to be prepared. But it's also very difficult to stay prepared because the longer…

— Richard E. Besser

If a storm threatens Louisiana, it takes cooperation at each level of government to help protect the public.

— John Bel Edwards

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is…

— Chris Chocola

We cannot prevent hurricanes or earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. But we can ensure that both people and communities are better prepared and more…

— Miroslav Lajcak

We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer…

— Michael Chertoff

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

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're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a…

— Ray Nagin

What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster, .. God forbid this happens in San Francisco.

— Warren Rudman

How can you have the mess we have in New Orleans, and not have had deep investigations of the federal government, the state government,…

— Newt Gingrich