“Chances are, we're going to break a levee before we reach those flows. We haven't seen levels like this since 1997, and these are significant levels on the lower San Joaquin River.”
Cindy Matthews
“The levee system is still in a weakened condition,”
Ray Nagin
“Our levee systems are still in a very weak condition, our pumping stations are still not at full capacity and any type of storm that heads this way and hits us will put the east bank of Orleans Parish in very significant harm's way, so I'm encouraging everyone to leave,”
“The levee systems are very wet, they're somewhat weakened, and any type of storm surge would cause flooding both in our parish and in other parishes. So we're not taking any chances,”
“The rich use the herd for stepping stones and levees.”
Bobby W. Miller
“I ride the levee on my mountain bike and I know that there are areas that are thinner and weaker in places than others.”
Victor Cabatuan
“Everybody anticipated the breach of the levee, Mr. President,”
Mary Landrieu
