I don't think we'd be asking this question if we were talking about Miami. We wouldn't be talking about this if it was San Francisco, and it's sitting on a fault line.

New Orleans is so physically vulnerable, and there have been attempts to mitigate that, but the vulnerability persists.

There's a strong perception in New Orleans that we don't leave. But it troubles me when I see reports of people who had no choice.... The fact is, if you're economically disadvantaged, you're more likely to be worried about looting [and] protecting your home, which all makes it much more difficult for [people] to leave.

Being out there speaking to neighbors ... is as important as talking to the TCEQ. We updated the TCEQ according to the regulations.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them

We're talking but we're not getting anywhere.