Posted on 10/02/2005 10:43:28 AM PDT by Ellesu
A state official says that if the Superdome is to be used again as a shelter, the federal government needs to help make it hurricane-proof. Tim Coulon, chairman of the Louisiana Stadium & Expedition District, said he hopes state officials can persuade the Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance adjusters to pay for things such as enlarged concourses and new restrooms to make the Dome more suitable for evacuations, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.
The building suffered millions of dollars in damage from Hurricane Katrina and the 25,000 evacuees who sought shelter there for days after the storm passed.
It would be foolish on our part not to look at the building with the need to modify it as a shelter, Coulon told the newspaper. "Obviously, if we don't consider the use of the Dome as a shelter then we shouldn't use it at all.
The Superdome has been declared a refuge of last resort and used as a shelter three times in its 30-year history.
more $ ping.
New taxpayer soaking developing...
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just fire up the school busses next time?
What a joke! No, the Feds should not pay for the rebuild of their football stadium or shelters. Next time execute your evacuation plan. What? Is the government going to go around the country and build in each city a shelter that is hurricane-proof, flood-proof, tornado-proof, earthquake-proof, alien attack-proof???? Hey Blanco, F off.
Tell the two losers to call Kennedy, Kerry etc etc.
Sounds like the state continues to not have a clue what FEMA is for.
Only from Huey Long's state would you get such a brazen request.
Houston managed to evacuate without having to use the Astrodome as a "shelter of last resort." Why does New Orleans need to? This is just pork.
Let's put it this way,
WHAT doesn't this state want FEMA to fix and have taxpayers fund?
ANYTHING?
Lots of cities in the 1950s and 1960s had nuke-proof shelters. But they hardened them themselves out of existing structures (usually basements).
Randi Rhodes on Air America Radio actually demanded that they rebuild the slums as slums so that the city's demographics won't change. She insisted that there MUST be poor people there.
The corruption endemic to the Louisiana Democrat machine?
Allowing dead people to vote
The superdome wasn't meant as a shelter before - it shouldn't be thought of as one now. The proper procedure is to bypass the superdome and get people out of town.
Are they kidding. Look where it's located. Just like everything else in NO.....Not Built To Withstand A Hurricane
Jefferson Parish President Tim Coulon to Join Adams and Reese as Lobbyist - Son Chris Coulon to Accompany Father
10/29/2003
New Orleans, LA —Adams and Reese, the largest law firm in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, announces that Tim P. Coulon, outgoing President of Jefferson Parish, will join the firm’s governmental relations division, effective January 6, 2004. Also joining the firm is his son, Christopher “Chris” Coulon, president of The Coulon Group, a statewide lobbying firm in Louisiana.
Adams and Reese, which also has offices in Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham and Mobile, AL; Jackson, MS; Houston, TX; and Washington, D.C., is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 260 attorneys.
According to Adams and Reese’s Managing Partner, Charles “Chuck” P. Adams, Jr., “Tim’s 27 year history in parish government and reputation for building coalitions across parish lines have made him one of the most respected and popular leaders in the state. His astute business mind as well as his record of accomplishments will enhance our firm’s governmental relations team.”
E. L. “Bubba” Henry, special counsel with Adams and Reese and former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, adds, “As a member of the governmental relations team, Tim will provide Adams and Reese with an even stronger ability to help our clients achieve their public policy goals.”
About Chris Coulon he adds, “Chris grew up with politics, having served in the State Capitol first as a student. Like his father, he chose a political career path and founded his own lobbying firm in 1999. Anyone who has ever worked with Chris recognizes that his strong work ethic combined with his affable personality contribute to getting the job done. We consider Chris to be one of the bright stars in Louisiana.”
Tim Coulon, who consistently polls as one of the most popular public officials in Jefferson Parish, is now completing his second term as Parish President. Under his leadership, Jefferson Parish, which boasts the greatest number of businesses in LA, embarked on the most aggressive capital improvement initiative in its history, began a diversified crime protection program and established the Community Justice Agency to monitor and coordinate all court related programs.
Tim Coulon consistently demonstrated his commitment to regionalism as co-chairman of MetroVision and as board member of the Regional Planning Commission.
A life long resident of the West Bank, Tim Coulon attended Holy Cross High School and is a graduate of the University of Southwest Louisiana.
Chris Coulon, a registered lobbyist for LA since 1996, founded The Coulon Group, a lobbying firm, in 1999. It serves a variety of clients, such as municipalities, in the State Legislature.
After eight years as Parish President, Coulon wanted to continue working in the political sector and he explored various opportunities. One of the most publicized of those was CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., the new entity resulting from the merging of MetroVision and the Greater New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. But why did he choose Adams and Reese?
He explains, “Throughout my years in the public sector, it was prudent for me to take note-to be aware-of who was making things happen. Every time there was an important issue in Louisiana, Adams and Reese was in the forefront. When I looked around and saw who the political players were in the State, there was one firm that stood out, and that was Adams and Reese.
“Adams and Reese will allow me to use my political experience as well as the contacts I have cultivated throughout the state and region to assist the firm’s clients in achieving their goals.
“I look forward to being a part of this well reputed team and in furthering the successes of the governmental relations practice at such a well respected firm.”
Political leaders are no strangers to Adams and Reese. The Coulons join several Adams and Reese attorneys who previously held or currently hold public office: James “Jimmy” A. Hayes, former U.S. Congressman, is in the Washington, D.C. office; E. L. “Bubba” Henry, former Speaker of the LA House of Representatives, is in the Baton Rouge office; Ronald J. Sholes, former District Court Judge in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, is in the New Orleans office; and Bradley R. Byrne, former member of the Alabama State Board of Education and an Alabama State Senator, is in the Mobile office.
Other notables previously associated with the firm are Paul Pastorek, President of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, now serving as General Counsel to NASA, Sam A. LeBlanc III, former member of the LA State Legislature, who is now serving in the Peace Corps in Romania, and Marc H. Morial, former Mayor of New Orleans, who is now serving as president of the National Urban League.
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