In his speech he outlined his goals for louisiana including more investments in education, raising teacher pay and the minimum wage. [applause] gov. Bel edwards what a glorious day, i am privileged to be here for this second term to swear in what a glorious day, i am privileged to be here for the second term is where in this governor. Laws,t i will support the constitution of the United States. Gov. Bel edwards but i will support the laws of the constitution of the United States. And the constitution and laws of the state of louisiana. Gov. Bel edwards in the constitution and laws of the state of you louisiana of louisiana. But i will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties income it upon mes. Gov. Bel edwards all the duties incumbent upon me. As governor of the great state of louisiana. Gov. Bel edwards as governor of the great state of louisiana. According to the best ability and understanding gov. Bel edwards according to the best ability and understanding. S
How should the city function . Ins is an opportunity unique the United States. I dont want to see a dresden kind of thing, or frankfurt. , that looks like new york in a small way. I dont want the fabric and the character of the city to change. But is what i liked about it when i came here. Reporter thank you very much. Jim on our Facebook Page were asking you if the gulf region is better off than it was before Hurricane Katrina. You can join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. Or on twitter. 29 marks theaugust anniversary of hi Hurricane Katrina. On wednesday night, the 2006 2 of new orleans. You have nothing left. Your whole community. Your family. Everyone is gone. Friendsater and your that you dont use to see that that used to seeing. That you used to see. You will never forget it for the rest of your life. Followed by a town hall meeting. Im relying on you. , federalis state level level. I dont have them. Meoted for you to represent on the local level. I dont know where else t
Daughters lived had they tried to swim out of their houses, the water only got deeper. I would have lost two children and six grandchildren, okay . So like i say, im glad that they didnt remain in the houses. We were abandoned. City officials did nothing to protect us. We were told to go to the superdome, convention zrp, interstate bridge for safety. We did this more than once. In fact, we tried them all every day for over a week, we saw buses, helicopters, fema trucks but no one stopped to help us, we never felt so cut off in our lives. When you feel like this you do one of two things. You either give up or go in to survival mode. We chose the latter. This is how we made it. We slept next to dead bodies, we slept on streets at least four times next to human fees sees and urine. There was garbage everywhere in the city, in the city, panic and fear had taken over. The way we were treated by police was demoralizing and inhuman. We were cursed when we asked for help for our elderly, we ha
That we got blamed for. I was living at the time in a three bedroom apartment and thank god for that because even though i have six children and 11 grandchildren, the amount of people that was in my house during the storm was 22 because i could not refuse anybody of shelter, okay . We were packed in like sardines. During this time my 22yearold daughter had a threemonth old baby, this child cried constantly because she was uncomfortable, she cant stand being hot. I had a pregnant 22yearold that is in labor as i speak, you know, im praying for her and her baby, okay . I am the grandmother of 11 children, to watch my grandchildren walking and falling in the filth was too much to take, okay . I am now living in college station, texas where i have started a new life. The most wonderful place on earth as far as im concerned. Im not going back to new orleans at least not now. However, we wont be missed because were not wanted there anyway. I know this and everyone above the age of 18 should k
Monique Blanco Boulet will be inaugurated Jan. 3 as the first female city-parish president in Lafayette’s history. A daughter of the late Raymond “Coach” Blanco and the late Kathleen Babineaux