The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.

I always feel that in politics, you have a bridle on. Well, I took the bridle off. And I tell you, it felt pretty good.

I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives.

It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans - the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans. This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans.

I just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan.

The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.

You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about.