I'm hoping to come up with a system that if we do have to do any mass demolitions down in the Lower Ninth Ward, ... that we figure out a proper compensation formula for those homeowners and they move either back in those areas or in an area that is comparable.

The levee system is still in a weakened condition,

We now have a comprehensive plan for rebuilding the city of New Orleans.

We are not taking any crap, ... If you come back to this city and you think it's going to be the way it was before, we have a rude awakening for you.

I think this is kind of a put-up-or-shut-up moment, ... How concerned are you, city of New Orleans, about fixing this problem? . . . Are we going to be entertained by the violent nature of these murders, or are we really going to try to fix it? What's the deal?

[New Orleans] basically sits like a bowl, and most of the city is under sea level ... so if we get a storm like Ivan to hit us directly