Supply has caught up with demand, but we will continue to need those commodities for a while.

We've got most of the power back on in most of the state. There are still some rural areas in the Delta without power.

The intent of contra-flow is to get as many as possible of the 1.3 million people in the greater New Orleans area out of harm's way, and that once that contra-flow begins, we could expect as many as 250,000 to 350,000 of evacuees traveling along the 55 and 59 corridors to escape the wrath.

I realize that we have done this drill two or three times in the past few months, but we cannot take this storm lightly.

We won't be satisfied that our job is done until every family is taken care of.

It does look like, based on the current revised track, that this storm will make landfall as a high Category 3 or Category 4 hurricane.

Citizens need to prepare to evacuate because this is a very dangerous storm, ... I realize that we have done this drill two or three times in the past few months, but we cannot take this storm lightly.

We haven't gotten the supplies we need at times. We've been getting 10 to 15 percent of what we have been requesting [from FEMA].