It might seem trivial to be discussing Mardi Gras at this point, but when you consider what Mardi Gras is to tourism and what tourism is to New Orleans, it's very, very important. |
It's certainly some millions of dollars in damage that we have sustained. But it's nothing that's going to stop us. We're ready to roll. |
Obviously we need to get businesses up and running any way we can. If we don't start somewhere, where do we start? |
We politely argued our case, but we lost. |