I said, ‘Mr. President, Madam Governor, you two have to get in sync. If you don’t get in sync, more people are going to die.’

planned for them to be in there for four of five days.

We want our Saints, we may not want the owner back.

He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving,

I’m a lifelong Democrat, but I have supported some Republicans. I’m all about results, man. If somebody can deliver, that’s where I’m gonna go. It’s about who can get the job done.

I think Congress and the federal government don’t fully understand the risk to this jewel of New Orleans, … They spend billions on the Everglades and on the Big Dig in Boston … yet our...

Our strategy is to re-populate the city in the safest areas first, … to get enough critical mass going so that the economics of the city starts to flow.

Board up your homes, make sure you have enough medicine, make sure the car has enough gas,

There ‘ s an incredible intensity of focus from the president and his staff to get stuff done, … They want to have accomplishments.

If it continues to shift to the west, then we know we’ll have to take action,

Get off your asses and let’s do something.

Promoting the return of commerce to New Orleans and the region is key if we are going to realize our common objective: to bring New Orleans back,

[But] now we have conditions that have changed. We have another hurricane that is approaching us, … very weak position.

This commission is charged with a fundamental goal, [which] is to advise, assist, plan and help the city of New Orleans as it makes recommendations for how we rebuild this city,

It’s tough. It’s really tough.

I think it’s amazing he’s making that claim. If he’s got that kind of money in the bank, God bless him. We’re gonna find out once the campaign reports start being filed.

No comment, … The chief asks everyone to respect his privacy. He requested the press conference be held the way it was handled. He is a good man. Don’t mess with him!

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild the greatest city in the world, … It’s been a wild ride, and we’re getting ready to get on another wild ride.

I would like to say, write e-mails, send faxes, send letters to your congressmen, to your senators, and tell them ‘Let’s not delay help anymore,’

stop it right now.

Our city is in a state of devastation, … we probably have 80 percent of our city under water.

there’s no beef.

I think the president is really focused on the job at hand, and they are really starting to move, … On almost anything that I want to do now, I get a nearly instantaneous response.

I don’t play around with hurricanes, … I’ve seen Katrina.

at all of our options.

Everything that you didn’t like about New Orleans, let’s get rid of it. Everything that you liked about New Orleans, let’s enhance it. Everything you dreamed about and wished New Orleans had, let’s make it...

People are saying it’s too early to bring back jazz, the gumbo and the red beans, … If it’s too early, when is the right time?

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

Hopefully we won’t have another event, … It’s like your washing machine. First, Katrina was kind of the wash cycle. Rita seems to be the rinse cycle. I hope we get the opportunity to hang...

I just can’t wait for the rhythm of New Orleans and the sounds of New Orleans to come back.

They are starting to get closer to heavily populated areas hotels, hospitals, and we’re going to stop it right now,

We’re bringing New Orleans back,

The city will not be functional for two or three months.

It?s going to be awful and it?s going to wake the nation up again.

I don’t want anyone outside of New Orleans telling us how to plan this city,

If we get a storm like Ivan to hit us directly or come really close to us we could have a situation where we have 12 to 18 feet (3.6 to 5.5 meters) of water...

For them to be openly talking to other cities about moving is disrespectful to the citizens of New Orleans, disrespectful to the Saints fans who have hung in with this franchise through 30-something years under...

I’m going to announce a phased repopulation plan that is going to deal with some of the areas that were least hit by the hurricane and had less water, and then within the next week...

One of the best moments I’ve ever had in New Orleans is seeing Bourbon Street filled on a weekend night not long ago. Just watching the city breathe again.

I think it was awful, … I was surprised that it happened frankly. I don’t know what the gentleman (Davis) did but whatever he did, he did not … deserve what I saw on tape...

The strategy is to repopulate the city in the safest areas for now, to get enough critical mass so that the economics start to flow,

people are taking the necessary steps to leave the city of New Orleans.

We want you to come prepared with your eyes wide open as it relates to what you might see,

This storm really scares me,

I do think the pleas for help basically got the nation’s attention, and the nation’s attention got everybody to stop and reevaluate what was going on, including the president,

Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

the new crowned federal mayor of New Orleans.

I wish I didn’t have to do this. I wish we had the money, the resources to keep these people, … The problem we have is we have no revenue streams.

[In an address to business owners and contractors during a] Back to Business … How do I ensure that New Orleans is not overrun by Mexican workers?

It’s a good time to run for mayor because it’ll be less poor, less black, less democratic.