City Quote by Mannie Fresh

Everybody here has a story. New Orleans was always a place where people talked too much even if they had nothing to say. Now…

— Chris Rose

“Many of us spent time talking with the men and women who had lived through Katrina, and we heard stories of not only individual…

— Howard Schultz

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of…

— Barack Obama

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…

— Mitch Landrieu

What is kind of beautiful about Katrina is that even though the media and officials are working hard at telling us everyone in New…

— Rebecca Solnit

I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me

— Drew Brees

“People, not just writers, are attracted to New Orleans because it's full of stories and listeners who love nothing better to do than to…

— Andrei Codrescu

Everyone in New Orleans has been welcoming me as family. Everywhere I go, they always say, 'Put on for the city, baaay-bee.'

— Buddy Hield

The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand…

— Mitch Landrieu

I've worked tremendously hard to make things happen for New Orleans culture.

— Big Freedia

I remember being in New Orleans after Katrina hearing people calling, 'Help me,' and wanting to slide down in the seat of my car…

— David Muir

“I didn't really understand community until I moved to New Orleans.”

— Jordan Flaherty