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The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Given God Life Me Mission New New Life Question Take Want Wanted

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And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Again Back Citizens Coming Contemplating Heard Held Intent Levees Making New New Orleans Orleans Place Process Really Rebuilding Regardless Secure Shape Take Then Think Whether Who Would I Think

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You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Area Between Deal Drown Dutch Like Make Off Rather Redundant Sure Systems Than Them Water Where You

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Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Days Every Few Italy New New Orleans Orleans Out Survive Survives Venice Water Year 365 Days

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The timing was terrible, and having one disaster after another didn't help. I think the pictures on television of the way in which the disaster was handled also helped to turn off the public and Congress.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: After Also Another Congress Disaster Handled Having Help Helped Off Pictures Public Television Terrible Think Timing Turn Way Which I Think

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The immediate, highest priority need, in my humble opinion, is that we build quickly the interim structures that can channel water away from population and businesses in the New Orleans area.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Area Away Build Businesses Channel Highest Humble Immediate Need New New Orleans Opinion Orleans Population Priority Quickly Structures Water

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Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: American Donated Katrina Percent Some Victims

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New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: About Country Critical Everyone Fear How Learn Live Master Master Plan Need New New Orleans Orleans Plan Rather Rebuilding Send Serious Shows Signal Than Us Water

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Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Best Brightest Building City Codes Come Compete Could Designs Forth Grand Including Invite Louisiana Make New New Orleans Orleans Pick Plan Prize Safe State Up Water Works

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I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

~Billy Tauzin

Topics: Armstrong Just Like Miracle Treated

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: June 14th, 1943

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