The dome was never intended to be an evacuation center. Its sheer size makes it inviting to use, but the logistics make it difficult. |
There isn't a mayor in the future that, faced with the same set of circumstances, wouldn't open up the largest building in the city as an evacuation shelter, ... But if you're not going to enhance it, then you can't use the building. |
We can't be pressured into a situation where the Saints are the only concern that we have, ... If you have to identify the five most important things to rebuilding the region, would an NFL team be one of them? Considering the magnitude of the problem that everybody across the state faces, they just aren't that important. The Saints can't dictate what we do with the Dome. |
We're optimistic about [having a meeting] this week when the commissioner is in town and Mr. Benson is in town. The governor has made it a goal of hers. I think those meetings are being set as we speak. |