Post mortem quotes du jour

"Do you know why the rest of the country thinks of us as fools? Because we give them reason to."

State Rep. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette

"I think and I fear that our friends in Washington think things are back
to normal.... We have to convince people in Washington that the crisis isn't over. It's just begun."

State Rep. Ernest Wooten, D-Belle Chasse