Press conference

The mayor says there is no water, no gas, no electricity and no communications. No time estimate about restoration.

Governer Perry says DO NOT make any effort to return to the island until further notice.

City Manager LeBlanc says UTMB is first on the list for restoration of services and the timeline is 1 week.

Search and rescue is the immediate concern and all efforts directed towards that until this has been completed. As of last night, they had completed to 11 mile road. Current info is that 3 bodies have been found.

For the residents - my plan is to have everyone sit tight for the remainder of this week. If we do not have information regarding imminent re-entry to the island towards the end of the week, I will locate alternate assignments for you all, hopefully in the areas where you are currently evacuated to. It will be important to begin bringing people back to the island as it is re-opened because we will need to be available as recovery begins. Some of the recovery work will be dependent upon availability of medical services when needed so we need to be there to do our part.

Stay tuned.