One of the best moments I've ever had in New Orleans is seeing Bourbon Street filled on a weekend night not long ago. Just watching the city breathe again.

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

[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

Everything that you didn't like about New Orleans, let's get rid of it. Everything that you liked about New Orleans, let's enhance it. Everything you dreamed about and wished New Orleans had, let's make it happen,

I was just mind-blown to find that New Orleans is just so much more fun and interesting than I had ever thought.

New Orleans is awake all night, and every night is a party.