“Death is a part of the process in storm recovery, ... We're not Houston. We can't house thousands of evacuees. We can host this staff and let them do their work.”
“A lot of the fear was fueled by misconceptions, ... Some people thought bodies were going to be burned so diseases could be spread through the air. None of that is going to happen.”
“All the lights went out in St. Gabriel the other night, ... We started our generator here at City Hall, but that didn't help them in the warehouse, so they're bringing in their own.”
