Jefferson Quotes

• I'm not trying to be insensitive to other parishes, but I was elected to represent the residents of Jefferson Parish, ... And as long as hurricane season is still open, we have to protect this parish.

  

  John Young
  • Protect
  • Represent
  • Elected

• I didn't want people being trapped in Jefferson Parish without these services.

  

  John Young
  • People
  • Trapped
  • Parish

• When I was growing up, we learned our history almost as lives of the saints. And it came as a shock, "Oh, Jefferson had slaves?" It always comes as a shock to us that elevation to the White House didn't somehow cleanse them of all their deep character flaws.

  

  Harry Shearer
  • History
  • Slaves
  • White House