36 Quotes by Mitch Landrieu

They were erected purposefully to send a strong message to all who walked in their shadows about who was still in charge in this city.

I knew that taking down the monuments was going to be tough, but you elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing, and this is what that looks like.

There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.

Political corruption is endemic all over this country, in some places worse than others, right? On crime, you have all the major American cities where the crime rates at different points in their histories, have spiked dramatically.

We can't do this without the American public. It's an American problem that requires an American response. This story is about New Orleans as much as it is about America itself.

We need three things now. We need a house. We need a school and we need a job. This is the most important election in the city's history.

There is nothing here that's broken that can't be fixed, but it won't happen on its own. It's going to require a huge lift by the entire country of the United States of America and people on the ground taking personal responsibility for themselves. You cannot take it as a fait accompli that the city's going to come back.

We miss you, and we want you back.

Everybody who has a right to vote should have an opportunity to vote.