The Gulf Coast region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideological experimentation. Now is the time for unity.

The Gulf Coast region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideological experimentation. Now is the time for unity. It is a source of sorrow to our nation that so many were left behind as the waters rose. We must now commit that none will be left behind as the waters recede.

The gulf region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideological experimentation,

The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will take years to complete.

I'm from the gulf coast of Louisiana.

I wanted to use my writing skills to bring attention to the overwhelming needs of the Gulf coast region.