Quotes du jour

“The obligation the federal government is imposing on us is almost worse than the storm itself. We’d almost be better off if they didn’t bring us any aid.”

-- State Rep. Eric LeFleur, D-Ville Platte, on the amount the state will owe the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster aid.

“They will in essence leverage this state and leverage its futures for a long time”

-- Commissioner of Administration Jerry Luke LeBlanc, on FEMA forcing the state to reimburse the agency for disaster aid.

“The two-ton gorilla is the federal government.”

-- Commissioner of Administration Jerry Luke LeBlanc

“I think, at the end of the day, we might all need a little crisis counseling.”

-- State Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot

“We’ve all dealt with the federal government before. You’re dealing with someone who can print the money or they can stop printing the money.”

-- State Rep. Charlie DeWitt, D-Lecompte

“I’m going to put some lipstick on this pig and see if I can’t make it look a little better.”

State Rep. Cedric Glover, D-Shreveport, on a proposed supplemental budget. The bill was killed in committee.