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1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:01,770 The President: Okay, I'm going to have a chance to 2 00:00:01,768 --> 00:00:05,108 make a longer set of remarks later, but I just wanted 3 00:00:05,105 --> 00:00:08,775 to point out where we are. 4 00:00:08,775 --> 00:00:13,845 The Faubourg Lafitte area in TremĂŠ is part of one of the 5 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,277 most historic districts in New Orleans and 6 00:00:15,281 --> 00:00:17,881 Louisiana and America. 7 00:00:17,884 --> 00:00:21,524 A lot of folks think this is where jazz really first 8 00:00:21,521 --> 00:00:23,961 started taking route. 9 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:26,327 It is obviously close to downtown and the 10 00:00:26,326 --> 00:00:28,096 French Quarter. 11 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:31,734 One of the most historic African-American communities 12 00:00:31,731 --> 00:00:35,631 in the country and like so much of this area, it was 13 00:00:35,635 --> 00:00:39,575 devastated during the storm but what you're seeing here 14 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:43,642 is an example of the incredible federal, state, 15 00:00:43,643 --> 00:00:48,783 local partnerships that helped to revitalize this 16 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:51,682 community, not just with this housing which is all 17 00:00:51,684 --> 00:00:53,954 new and was helped funded through a program 18 00:00:53,953 --> 00:00:55,693 called Hope VI. 19 00:00:55,688 --> 00:00:58,488 But also a new school in that direction, a new 20 00:00:58,491 --> 00:01:02,561 community center in that direction, and part of our 21 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:05,802 goal has always been to make sure not just that we 22 00:01:05,799 --> 00:01:08,799 recovered from the storm, but also that we started 23 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:13,002 dealing with some of the structural inequities that 24 00:01:13,006 --> 00:01:16,506 existed long before the storm happened. 25 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:19,409 And I'm going to say nice things about him later, but 26 00:01:19,412 --> 00:01:23,152 I'm going to make sure that I say that none of this 27 00:01:23,149 --> 00:01:25,519 would have happened had it not been for the outstanding 28 00:01:25,518 --> 00:01:29,388 leadership of Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who has been just 29 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:31,029 an unbelievable partner throughout 30 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:33,424 this entire process. 31 00:01:33,426 --> 00:01:35,396 We're really proud of what he's doing. 32 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:37,465 You can see the results here. 33 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:39,404 Now, just because the houses are nice doesn't 34 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:41,869 mean our job's done. 35 00:01:41,868 --> 00:01:43,838 You know, this is a community obviously 36 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:47,137 that still has a lot of poverty. 37 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:52,110 There is an area where young people still too often are 38 00:01:52,111 --> 00:01:55,951 taking the wrong path before they graduate high school. 39 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:59,249 This is a community that still needs resources 40 00:01:59,252 --> 00:02:00,652 and still needs help. 41 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:04,623 But the fact that we can make this many strides 42 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:11,564 10 years after a terrible epic disaster, I think, is an 43 00:02:11,564 --> 00:02:13,504 indication of the kind of spirit that we have in this 44 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:16,300 city and it's reflected in our Mayor. 45 00:02:16,302 --> 00:02:17,102 So we're proud of him. 46 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:17,933 All right? 47 00:02:17,937 --> 00:02:18,507 Okay guys. 48 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:19,605 We're going to see you later.