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.

When people are dying, bureaucracy should be thrown out of the water.

The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, … We’re not saying bring New Orleans back today.

The model that we ‘ re looking for to rebuild this city, is to keep New Orleans unique culturally, unique musically, unique from a people perspective, but economically as strong as an Atlanta, where you...

I do not want to create panic, but I do want the citizens to understand that this is very serious and it’s of the highest nature and that’s why we’ve taken this unprecedented move,

The sun is shining, … We’re bringing New Orleans back, and this is our first step.

The water will rise to try and equal the water level of the lake which is three feet above sea level.

There’s fire coming out of the water, … It’s the weirdest thing you’ll ever see.

I’m going to be a man about this. Whatever I did, whatever I could have done better, I’m going to stand up and history will judge me accordingly,

We’re at a time in our history right now where we can move our state forward as never seen before or we can continue to languish in mediocrity and complacency, … I choose to move...

As we move forward with rebuilding, we are taking steps to accommodate business while also ensuring public safety,

Thanks to a lot of partners, we are implementing a low cost solution that creates government efficiency and gives citizens free Internet access,

The reality of Katrina didn’t really strike me until the first time I flew up in a helicopter and saw areas of the city that I had ridden my bicycle as a youth being fully...

I understand wanting to stay in their homes, not wanting to give up on New Orleans,

I’ve talked directly with the president, I’ve talked to the head of the Homeland Security, I’ve talked to everybody under the sun, I’ve been out there.

We want you to take this very seriously,

The more we learn, the more challenging this day becomes,

This is a desperate SOS, … Right now we are out of resources at the convention center and don’t anticipate enough buses.

The sounds of New Orleans were jazz, people laughing, people eating a good meal, … And now the sounds of New Orleans are helicopters and army vehicles. This is almost surreal.

We will not go bankrupt,

feeding people a line of bull.

We have an incredible opportunity right now … I don’t know of anything else we can do at this point in time.

Get people to higher ground and have the feds and the state airlift supplies to them — that was the plan, man,

I feel like Sisyphus a lot of times, pushing a rock up a hill.

And I don’t care what people are saying in Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day.

Some firefighters and police officers have been pretty much traumatized. And we’ve already had a couple of suicides,

He leaves the department in pretty good shape,

The real issue, that I don’t think the nation is paying attention to,

We’re starting to make the kind of progress that I kind of expected earlier,

I keep hearing that it’s coming. This is coming. That is coming. My answer to that is: B.S.,

If he’s suggesting I’m pushing a little hard, I am. The citizens of New Orleans deserve the opportunity to see what they have left and what they can salvage,

I have to deal with the reality.

It is important for people to see their homes and move forward with the process of building a new future for their families,

Now is not the time to change leadership. I ask the citizens of New Orleans to let me continue this important job of rebuilding our city.

If it were my decision, I’d knock the Superdome down. If I couldn’t knock it down, I’d just open the roof and gut the whole inside – totally modernize it. If you just dust it...

I think this is kind of a put-up-or-shut-up moment, … How concerned are you, city of New Orleans, about fixing this problem? . . . Are we going to be entertained by the violent nature...

We now have a comprehensive plan for rebuilding the city of New Orleans.

Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands.

I’m tired of hearing these helicopters. I want to hear some jazz.

bringing it under control as we speak.

because it’s a health risk.

We’re bringing New Orleans back, … We’re bringing this culture back. We’re bringing this music back. I’m tired of hearing these helicopters. I want to hear some jazz.

Anyone who is thinking about coming and staying, make sure that you are a very mobile person,

The challenge for New Orleans is that we maintain our authenticity,

Now, with a single step, city departments, businesses and private citizens can access a tool that will help speed the rebuilding of New Orleans into a better, safer and stronger city.

This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority-African-American city. It’s the way God wants it to be. You can’t have New Orleans no other way.

Once we get the 3,000 National Guardsmen here, we’re locking this place down, … It’s really difficult because my opinion of the looting is it started with people running out of food, and you can’t...