#orleans

One of the most special things about the city of New Orleans is how diverse a people we really are. There's been a new generation of individuals that have all grown up together, so I don't really see myself as a White mayor. I've never seen New Orleans as a Black city. ↗

— Mitch Landrieu

#been #black #city #diverse #generation

It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#american #democracy #glory #important #new

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans cannot be accommodated by the richest nation in the world? ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#cannot #citizens #could #displaced #injustice

Like Venice, Italy, New Orleans is a cultural treasure. And everyone who lived in the city should be allowed to come back. But that doesn't mean that they all should live in exactly the same spot that they lived before. ↗

— Ed McMahon

#back #before #city #come #cultural