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13 quotes by Mitch Landrieu

Mitchell Joseph "Mitch" Landrieu (/ˈlændruː/ LAN-drew; born August 16, 1960) is the Mayor of New Orleans, former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, and a member of the Landrieu family. Landrieu is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the son of former New Orleans mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Moon Landrieu and the brother of the former U.S. Senator from Louisiana, Mary Landrieu. In 2007...
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I love Mardi Gras. I'm a street rat.

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One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo.... →

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It's a common theme around the city of New Orleans; we're resilient people because we have to be. We love this place with all of our heart... →

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Political corruption is endemic all over this country, in some places worse than others, right? On crime, you have all the major American cities... →

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The city of New Orleans showed America what it takes to rebuild a great place. We're all going together, and we're not leaving anybody behind.

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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... →

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Congress does investigations better than they do anything else.

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Race in America is not a problem you can go over, or around or under. You've got to go through it.

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You can't hide behind race any more. You can't hide behind class structure any more. You can't hide behind family. You need to produce.

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Eighty-five percent of us in this country, by the way, live in coastal areas, so again, Katrina and Rita were not just about New Orleans. There were... →

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The federal government was responsible for building the levees, engineering the levees, and consequentially, the federal government is responsible... →

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The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand it, and then to really choose... →

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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... →

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