“Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations – mandatory ones – issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.”

“Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations – mandatory ones – issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do.”

— Russel Honore