They (city officials) are interested in beautifying it. I'm interested in something that will work. If you don't make it convenient, no one is going to come.

We've been able to work through that situation favorably for the county. We will continue to work on favorable ways to work with offenders and work with the state.

She did some work that will last.

It's been a trend, but it was really bad this time around. It will definitely affect how much work we're able to do.

[The Hornets will also have the option to play in Oklahoma City next season. Hornets owner George Shinn visited New Orleans last week and said he couldn't predict when the Hornets could return.] It's not just about if the arena is in playing condition, ... Will there be any fans? I don't know how many fans will come back, or how quickly they'll come back. I'm convinced New Orleans will rebuild. I can see maybe even being stronger. But how long it's going to take, I'm not going to touch that. This option was just a cushion, just to make sure if it got to this point.

Fortunately, Oklahoma City is an ideal home for this season and we greatly appreciate the good will shown by Mayor Cornett and the local business community.