“Right now Mississippi is at the top ebb of the sort of power curve and Louisiana is in a bit of a slump.”
Charlie Cook
“We are well aware of what happened in Louisiana and Mississippi with Hurricane Katrina.”
Rick Gentry
“Hurricane Katrina has devastated the lives of victims in four of the SEC's states -- Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi -- and may continue to do so for months and years. We express our sympathies and prayers to everyone who has been impacted by this storm and we are anxious to assist in the recovery efforts.”
Mike Slive
“If we have a job opening and we get a good applicant from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama with solid credentials, we would not hesitate to put them in a classroom setting,”
David Sharp
“It was devastating, but in comparison to what they had in southern Mississippi and Louisiana, it kind of pales in comparison,”
Bob Riley
“[Bush offered Mississippi as well as Louisiana a federal takeover of relief efforts.] I told him we didn't need it, ... that we were doing well.”
Haley Barbour
“We had challenges, and we met those challenges. We did so for the citizens of Louisiana and Mississippi.”
Bob McKee
