Scalise Tours Tornado Damage in Arabi

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday,House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) surveyed damage in Arabi caused by Tuesday's deadly weather and tornadoes. Whip Scalise toured the area with St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis, Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann, and other elected officials. They visited with local residents and distributed supplies to help those in need.

Coverage of Whip Scalise's tour of Arabi:

WDSU:

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"Anything that life throws at the people of St. Bernard [Parish] — they're tough people, and they come back. Everybody here was in good spirits. People here [have] been through a lot. You're in South Louisiana, you've already been through a lot, and you see the resilience in people. It's just amazing. They need help. They want support, but they're tough, and they're already planning to come back."

WWL:

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"Clearly, when you see what happened here — houses picked up [and] obviously the one death that occurred here, and you mourn, but you see the spirit of the people."

Fox 8:

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"They're dealing with devastation, but they're going to rebuild, and we're going to give them everything they need to help."

WGNO:

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"We're talking with FEMA. They're looking at what kind of things we would qualify for. In the meantime, the state's already offered a lot of immediate help using some other federal dollars that were available too. Everybody's pulling together, and they were already out cleaning up and doing the debris removal."