[But] now we have conditions that have changed. We have another hurricane that is approaching us, ... very weak position. |
[He conceded that he made] a couple of specific mistakes, ... get over their differences and work together. |
[Highways were jammed on Sunday as residents fled. Those unable or unwilling to leave spent the night in shelters - including the 77,000-seat Superdome stadium, home of the NFL's New Orleans Saints.] We are facing the storm that most of us have feared, ... This is a once in a lifetime event. |
[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? |
[New Orleans] basically sits like a bowl, and most of the city is under sea level ... so if we get a storm like Ivan to hit us directly |
[Yesterday the broken city was filled with the noise of Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters and its still partly flooded highways were filled with rescue crews in flat-bottomed boats, searching those sections of the city still believed to have people living in them.] 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. |
[Yet, the mayor said,] My heart is heavy tonight, ... I don't have any good news to share. |
a tragedy, a disgrace. |
Although this is a sad day for New Orleans, it's a good day for the Compass family, |
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. |
Anyone who is thinking about coming and staying, make sure that you are a very mobile person, |
As far as exaggerations, I was in the moment, |
As far as rent gouging, we're getting more and more complaints of that, |
As long as that storm is still a significant threat in the Gulf of Mexico, we're going to start to shut the city down, |
As people come in, they now have a much safer environment to walk around in, |