Mitch Landrieu
Mitch Landrieu
Mitchell Joseph "Mitch" Landrieuis the Mayor of New Orleans. Landrieu previously served as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 August 1960
CountryUnited States of America
america cannot country entire ground huge lift people personal require responsibility states taking united
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.
everybody opportunity vote
Everybody who has a right to vote should have an opportunity to vote.
miss
We miss you, and we want you back.
cities endemic major places points rates worse
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.
strong
The spirit's strong here. The city's going to get rebuilt over time.
disaster follows four history months natural struck worst
This is a celebration like no other in history, as it follows four months after being struck by the worst natural disaster in our nation's history.
election
This is the most important election in the city's history.
calls great
This city, this great city, calls for change.
city crawling hurt slowly
This city is in a world of hurt. We're very slowly crawling our way back.
election school three
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.
cities america new-orleans
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.
rats mardi-gras streets
I love Mardi Gras. I'm a street rat.
new-orleans rocks people
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 to get better.
class race needs
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.