We want to be able to go to the legislators, the mayor and the governor knowing that we did everything humanly possible to make it happen in the state of the Louisiana.
It's a similar situation to many homes in New Orleans. They've got to gut everything inside. They've got to repair the roof. There's a lot of issues.
To say that we agonized over this decision would be an understatement. We clearly wanted to play the game in Louisiana and look at every possible alternative.
I think it's obvious, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we are faced with some formidable challenges. It's difficult to go forward when you are ejected from your home venue. ... First and foremost in our thinking is that we want - in every way possible - to conduct our event in the state of Louisiana.
We want to see if we can coexist. These are questions that no one can effectively answer at this point.
We are going to continue to talk with city and state officials, everybody who will need to be involved in this process. This is totally about New Orleans.
We don't want to hamper the recovery operation in any way. However, we want to see if there is room where we can coexist.
It's just a daunting task and we've basically got about 90 days to pull it off. We're going to need a lot of help.
I can't say with any level of confidence today that it won't be played in Baton Rouge.
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