Two minutes from now, he would lie dying.

There is also a widespread paralysis of the legal system in our area. The bankruptcy court in New Orleans does not exist anymore.

The debtor lawyers that I know, and I know most in the state, are very, very busy.

Why not make it (the law) specific so the rules are clear and victims have some comfort level going in?

enlightening. I really started looking at birds in a different way, [for example, considering] the issue of space from the perspective of a bird -- projectile, trajectory.

a sense of loss more than anything -- because it was magical.