This is what we've been saying has been going to happen for years.

Any significant water that comes into this city is a dangerous threat. Even though I have to plan for it, I don't even want to think about the loss of life a huge hurricane would cause.

Jefferson has a couple of issues. No. 1, we're going to need to make some requests for commodities and/or fuel. We want to handle that through E-Team, Colonel?

We always were afraid the bowl that is New Orleans would fill quickly. Now with the water rising today, it appears to be filling slowly.

He feels the parish has come back enough. That was his commitment that he could bring more and more people in as the infrastructure would admit.

We're watching closely to make sure the vulnerable areas are OK.