Joe Leonard
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"Joe Leonard", is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver.

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I think some of them are still trying to figure out what they want to do. Some are still trying to locate family members.

[In the shelters,] they almost create their own neighborhoods, their own communities, their own circle of friends, ... And they're staying there right now because that's the greatest comfort level they have.

We're making up a lot of this as we go. It's a dynamic situation. We don't have a playbook for this.

For the first 72 hours, they did not do an equitable job of responding to all communities.

The 'Dome is home for them, ... For residents, another immediate relocation is simply too much, too soon.

[Other refugees went to shelters in Dallas, stayed with family and friends, or returned to Louisiana.] They can go wherever they want, ... There are opportunities to be bused to various places.

We are making progress. We are moving people back to their lives.

If they want to go somewhere else, they are free to do so.

[Coast Guard Lt. Joe Leonard, who is heading operations at the Astrodome, hopes everyone is out of local shelters by next weekend.] Will we get there? ... I don't know, but we're working hard to get there.