About 7:43 in the third quarter, they did start to play a little bit. Marshall (Johnston) ran the ball hard, and Matthew did a good job. |
It's just a mess out there. |
Maybe if I'd been in the graphic's art department I could have been out, |
Not only do I get to build relationships with people that I like but I get to help them reach their financial goals. What a great combination. |
Obviously, we have suffered a reduction in values in the affected areas, and we need to make sure reductions don't trigger increased taxes on the other taxpayers in the parish, ... That's not a way to get people to stay, and it's not a way to get people to come back. To the extent that it's unclear in the law, the more it needs to be clarified. |
Once the winds died down, many people came back and became trapped when the second surge came in, |
That was his easy work. |
There's nothing out there, |
They're required to levy enough taxes to pay for those bonds, ... If there's only a few taxpayers, that means a few taxpayers paying the whole thing. How's that going to work? |
This area is devastated. We'd appreciate all the help we can get. I know the people of the United States had a great outpouring for the victims of Katrina, and we hope they'll continue for the victims of Rita as well. |
This is devastating to us, ... The second surge really hit us. |
We had some stuff go on, and then we shot ourselves in the foot. We'll fix that. |
We need help, |
We need help. We need the same sort of help a big city like New Orleans is getting. |
We're reviewing all the estate planning work, because some things will have to change now. If they had a partnership agreement, it's contract law, but when you marry you have to adhere to marriage laws, ... With a marriage, a spouse is entitled to a percentage of your assets, so we're counseling clients about prenuptial agreements before they get married; wills have to be redone; and we're putting money into budgets for weddings and honeymoons. |