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? |
people are taking the necessary steps to leave the city of New Orleans. |
planned for them to be in there for four of five days. |
probably the safest it's been in many, many years. |
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, |
Right now we are out of resources at the convention center and don't anticipate enough buses. Currently the convention center is unsanitary and unsafe and we are running out of supplies for 15,000 to 25,000 people, |
Right now, there's probably more pressure (to waive the rule) based on the fact that we have city workers all over the place, including council members' staff who are living in Baton Rouge, Houston and elsewhere, |
Since the area sustained heavy damage, we urge everyone to take the necessary precautions to remain safe as they return. |
So don't worry about this city being hijacked by a small group of people who are trying to take us backward, |
so that we can get all the varying opinions in one room and start to work, you know, in synergy. |
So you probably have another 50-60,000 out there, ... You do the math, man, what do you think? Five percent is unreasonable? Ten percent? Twenty percent? It's going to be a big number. |
Some areas where the water was as high as the rooftops, you're now starting to see part of the buildings. |
Some firefighters and police officers have been pretty much traumatized. And we've already had a couple of suicides, |
start to breathe again. |
start to work in synergy. |