Butch Williams Quotations

To drive a bus a mile, it costs us more than a dollar. That's a big increase - that's over a 100-percent increase from 45-cents to a dollar, but some neighboring parishes are going up as high as a dollar and a half.

There's been a rush to judgment on all of these young men prior to any of the evidence coming out.

It's just going to devastate us as far as transporting kids. We're not going to cut any routes or do anything different - we're just going to have to absorb that cost.

Once these young men are vindicated, I feel that a big apology from the community is in order.

It's my understanding that allegedly she identified somebody. But when was the identification, and what were the circumstances?

I just felt as though the state needed to go ahead and test him to see if he really understands what's going on and to find out mentally where my client really is.

I think it's a clear violation. If you've got a lawyer and (police have) been notified, they're supposed to contact your lawyer.

What happens if the DNA comes back and it's none of these young men? How do you apologize to them? How do you make it right? How do you restore their character?

It's very important that parents get involved if their children are involved in athletics, band, pep squad or something of that nature. It's very important for the parents to become involved because the fundraising activities and booster club activities are basically the way that most schools pay for those (transportation) expenses.

It's something that we don't want to do. I know how that hits the schools. I was a principal for 25-years and I know that was always tough to send that check every month for transportation, but its just something that we have to do.