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Mitch Landrieu Biography

Mayor of New Orleans

Mitch Landrieu, born on August 16, 1960, is an accomplished politician from the United States. He served as the Mayor of New Orleans, where he was known for his leadership and commitment to urban reform.

Inspirational Truth Diversity Race And Racism In America Healing The Past

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“Instead of revering a four-year brief historical aberration that was called the Confederacy we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich, diverse history as a place named New Orleans and set the tone for the next 300 years.”

Diversity New Orleans Confederate States Of America

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“We have not erased history; we are becoming part of the city's history by righting the wrong image these monuments represent and crafting a better, more complete future for all our children and for future generations.”

Moving On New Orleans Future Generations

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“I knew that taking down the monuments was going to be tough, but you elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing, and this is what that looks like.”

Difficult Decisions Taking A Stand

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“They were erected purposefully to send a strong message to all who walked in their shadows about who was still in charge in this city.”

Oppression Slavery In The United States

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“These statues are not just stone and metal. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for.”

Civil War New Orleans History Of The United States Confederate States Of America

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.”

History Of The United States

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“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 behind.”

Together America Cities Behinds Leaving New Orleans

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“One of the things that the Hillary Clinton campaign has done, I think all the mayors in America would agree, is have a detailed plan about how that money actually gets down to the ground fast.”

Thinking Done Agree Clinton

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“We`re heartened that Donald Trump wants to spend more money. I think the mayors of America would agree that we have a massive deficit in the infrastructure plan in America and we need more, but more particularly because they actually get it done. We need to know what the mechanism is going to be, how it`s gonna get to the mayors directly, so how we can get it in the ground more quickly, and we`re hoping to hear from both candidates tomorrow.”

Thinking Done Tomorrow Agree

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“Race in America is not a problem you can go over, or around or under. You've got to go through it.”

Problem America Race Race In America

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“One of the most special things about the city of New Orleans is how diverse a people we really are. There's been a new generation of individuals that have all grown up together, so I don't really see myself as a White mayor. I've never seen New Orleans as a Black city.”

People Together Individual Black White Cities Generations Special Diverse New Orleans Mayors New Generation Special Things

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.”

People Wells Important Together Beautiful Simple Rich Diversity Weakness Notion Focused New Orleans Gumbo

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“It's a common theme around the city of New Orleans; we're resilient people because we have to be. We love this place with all of our heart and all of our soul and I just wanted to try to do something that I could to help make it better.”

People Trying Heart Soul Helping Wanted Common Cities Theme New Orleans Resilient

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“You can't hide behind race any more. You can't hide behind class structure any more. You can't hide behind family. You need to produce.”

Needs Race Behinds Class Produce Structure

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand it, and then to really choose to get better.”

People Way Mind Rocks Bottom Get Better New Orleans

Author:Mitch Landrieu

“I love Mardi Gras. I'm a street rat.”

Streets Rats Mardi Gras

Author:Mitch Landrieu

About the Author

Born: August 16, 1960
Known for: Mayor of New Orleans
Quotes: 17

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