Clinton Lends His Expertise and an Ear in Louisiana

By STEPHANIE STROM
Published: October 5, 2005

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 4 - He kissed babies, hugged their parents, felt their pain and smiled for cellphone photos. Bill Clinton was back in his element on Tuesday on a tour of Louisiana, and at times even seemed to forget his status as a former president.

"I'll get on that," he assured a man trying to square the abundance of supplies he had seen delivered to the shelter with the paucity of blankets and mouthwash inside.