Louisiana Quotes

• One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it.

  Huey Long

  Government, People, These Days

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• I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Moving, Cake, People

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• It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words.

  Chris Rose

  Essence, Brass Bands, Tolerance

  Chris Rose (2015). “1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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• Dear America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We're South Louisiana...You probably already know that we talk funny and listen to strange music and eat things you'd probably hire an exterminator to get out of your yard. We dance even if there's no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't.

  Chris Rose

  Funny, Humorous, Usa

  "1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina". Book by Chris Rose, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2005.

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• Louisiana has got a very specific warmth and humidity and richness of light.

  Christopher Heyerdahl

  Light, Humidity, Richness

  "Christopher Heyerdahl gives inside information about Dieter Braun". Crave Online Interview, www.trueblood-online.com. June 19, 2012.

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• Louisiana has the best food on the planet if you don't really ask too much about what you're eating.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Too Much, Eating, Planets

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• As everyone in Louisiana knows, there was often no communication or coordination between the state and federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

  Bobby Jindal

  Communication, Government, Aftermath

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• Down in Louisiana where the alligators grow so mean, there lived a girl that I swear to the world made the alligators look tame.

  Tony Joe White

  Girl, Mean, Evil

  Song: Polk Salad Annie, Album: Black and White

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• Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

  Paul Prudhomme

  Country, Cajuns, Canada

  StarChefs Interview, www.starchefs.com. October, 2011.

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• The shell fishing industry represents a major part of Louisiana's economy.

  Bobby Jindal

  Fishing, Shells, Economy

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• In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage.

  Paul Prudhomme

  New Orleans, Cooking, Heritage

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• Spring has many American faces. There are cities where it will come and go in a day and counties where it hangs around and never quite gets there. Summer is drawn blinds in Louisiana, long winds in Wyoming, shade of elms and maples in New England.

  Archibald MacLeish

  Summer, Spring, Wyoming

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• When I'm out hustling up new industries, I can offer Louisiana's many selling points. We have unmatched natural resources, a unique culture and fantastic workers.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Unique, Hustle, Culture

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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

  Cities, New Orleans, Water

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• In my home State of Louisiana, several institutions of higher education have been impacted by both Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, literally dozens across the entire State.

  Bobby Jindal

  Home, Dozen, Hurricanes

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• Im concerned about the cost, just like everybody else. Theres no question that we have an obligation to help the people of Louisiana and Mississippi to rebuild.

  Saxby Chambliss

  People, Cost, Helping

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• I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area.

  Stephanie Tubbs Jones

  Opportunity, Thinking, Government

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• Louisiana loses 30 miles a year off our coast. We lost 100 miles last year off our coast thanks to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have lost a size of land equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island.

  Bobby Jindal

  Rhode Island, Islands, Years

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• I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family.

  Terry Bradshaw

  Golf, Technology, Names

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• And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene.

  John Breaux

  Thinking, Government, Play

  "CNN Live Today" with Judy Woodruff, www.cnn.com. January 3, 2002.

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• When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law.

  Patricia Ireland

  School, Fighting, Men

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• We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership.

  David Vitter

  Leadership, Strong, Needs

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• I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana.

  Trishelle Cannatella

  College, Mississippi

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• Voters replaced Democratic senators with Republicans in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia, and likely in Alaska, and appear on track to do so in a runoff next month in Louisiana. At the same time, voters kept Republicans in GOP seats in heavily contested races in Georgia, Kansas, and Kentucky. That is at least ten, and as many as a dozen, tough races, without a single Republican seat changing hands. Tuesday's voting was a wave alright - a very anti-Democratic wave.

  Byron York

  Alaska, Kansas, Race

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• Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.

  Dan Quayle

  Funny, People, Stupidity

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