As a whole, I think he did exactly what the citizens of the parish expected: to take control and take a leadership position in getting us through the disaster, |
I don't want to speculate, because I haven't heard from him, ... But it's not too late (for Benson) to step up to the plate and be the good citizen. |
I think it's quite credible, ... We consider that to be a legitimate expansion of the building. |
I'm very concerned about repairing a sick building, ... You cannot see what's behind the walls, the mold and the spores that are in there. All of those things are going to be dealt with over the next 30 to 60 days in doing the assessment. Then we'll see where we go. |
If I was the mayor, I would have had to do the same thing. The dome saved lives. |
If the interested people want to resolve an issue, we can resolve it. |
If there's some damage to those buildings, we're going to rectify that, |
It was a Herculean task this morning that we accomplished with the cooperation of Mr. Benson and the commissioner, and I have to commend LSU for their efforts, ... As you know, they are dealing with many, many logistical issues here. No doubt every person in that room was sensitive to not having a negative influence on the recovery. But it was also the sentiment that the Saints need to be a part of our rebuilding initiative. We made the best of a difficult situation. |
It was a Herculean task this morning that we accomplished with the cooperation of Mr. Benson and the commissioner, and I have to commend LSU for their efforts. As you know, they are dealing with many, many logistical issues here. No doubt every person in that room was sensitive to not having a negative influence on the recovery. But it was also the sentiment that the Saints need to be a part of our rebuilding initiative. We made the best of a difficult situation. |
It was pretty instantaneous, |
It would be foolish on our part not to look at the building with the need to modify it as a shelter, ... Obviously, if we don't consider the use of the Dome as a shelter then we shouldn't use it at all. Won't we be criticized five years from now if we don't take into consideration the use of the building for some anticipated mass evacuation? |
It's a great site, |
It's highly unlikely we would have the facility available at the beginning of the season. We're looking at November, but again, that's an ambitious schedule. |
Katrina blew that out of the water. There is no longer any talk of a new stadium. |
That $475 million of insurance is going to be eaten up quickly, ... The rest hopefully will be covered by FEMA. |