Quotes by Mitch Landrieu

“This city is in a world of hurt. Were very slowly crawling our way back.”

“We cant do this without the American public. Its an American problem that requires an American response. This story is about New Orleans as much as it is about America itself.”

“The spirits strong here. The citys going to get rebuilt over time.”

“This is a celebration like no other in history, as it follows four months after being struck by the worst natural disaster in our nations history.”

“Youve got to figure out where your votes are and go get them.”

“Everybody who has a right to vote should have an opportunity to vote.”

“We miss you, and we want you back.”

“As we open the first newly constructed building of the 100-year-old state museum system, we will unveil a unique collection of art, artifacts, interactive exhibits and cultural and industrial scenes.”

“We need three things now. We need a house. We need a school and we need a job. This is the most important election in the citys history.”

“This is the most important election in the citys history.”

It is an affront to our present, and it is a bad prescription for our future. History cannot be changed. It cannot be moved like a statue. What is done is done.

The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to slavery. This is the history we should never forget and one that we should never again put on a pedestal to be revered.

We have not erased history; we are becoming part of the citys history by righting the wrong image these monuments represent and crafting a better, more complete future for all our children and for future generations.

They were erected purposefully to send a strong message to all who walked in their shadows about who was still in charge in this city.

Centuries-old wounds are still raw because they never healed right in the first place. Here is the essential truth. We are better together than we are apart.

Instead of revering a four-year brief historical aberration that was called the Confederacy we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich, diverse history as a place named New Orleans and set the tone for the next 300 years.

The federal government was responsible for building the levees, engineering the levees, and consequentially, the federal government is responsible for repairing the damage that has been done, which has not been completed yet.