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8:10 P.M. - Rev. Jesse Jackson: There must be a moratorium made on banks/businesses foreclosing on home owners who’ve missed payments because of Hurricane Katrina. The federal government should put a freeze on all foreclosures for the time being.

8:08 P.M. - Jackson: There is a surplus of water and diapers, what we need are mobile homes.

8:06 P.M. - Jackson: Venezuela offered help, but was turned away.

8:05 P.M. - Jackson: Sending people away to Utah, Montana and Minnesota makes no sense. Send them to local military facilities that are not in use, and bringing mobile homes in for people to stay in. Cleo (Fields) is talking about opening up state parks that have cabins and living facilities for evacuees. Louisianans should be living in Louisiana.

FEMA did not have a plan for a massive rescue or of receiving of evacuees. Said Homeland Security turned away the American Red Cross by saying it was too dangerous.

7:42 P.M. - Congressman Bobby Jindal: People who want to volunteer for search and rescue operations, police from outside the state who want to help, all should be able to come to New Orleans without fear of wading through bureaucratic red tape. My constitutients don't care who brings them food and water, or take them to safety, just help these people.

On rebuilding the city: Shame on us if we strive to rebuild the same city -- education and health care wise, etc. We should use this opportunity to construct a better New Orleans. Let's use these resources which can only help to contribute to this greater goal. We need to maintain our history while building for the future.

7:42 P.M. - Jindal: Don't just tell people what they want to hear, be honest with them and let them know that you have a plan for the future. The people don't expect to have all their problems solved overnight, but they expect a plan.

7:37 P.M. - New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Haslett during Monday's press conference:

Q: There ae published reports coming out of Louisiana that the team may never return to New Orleans again. How would you react to that?

Haslett: "I don't know where they would get those reports and I don't think they are true. I think that is the last thing on anybodies mind right now. If somebody would say that obviously they do not have a good handle on what they are talking about so I don't think that is true by any means whatsoever. I don't think it is on anyone's mind and that is something that is going to have to be determined after the season is over. Right now we have four months of football and hopefully we can get though those and get into the playoffs and then figure out where we are going to live. Hopefully it is back where we came from."

Q: Do you have a preference for your home games between San Antonio and Baton Rouge?

Haslett: "I would like to have them here because we are practicing here but I think we owe it to the fans of New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, all the people in Baton Rouge, all the way up to Lafayette and Shreveport. We have season ticket holders all over the Gulf Coast not just New Orleans. I think we owe it to the state and to the region to play a couple games back in Baton Rouge, if we can."

7:30 P.M. - Dr. Tim Ryan, UNO Chancellor: The city has to convince people that the levee has been corrected before people will come back to the city. Home security is a major issue. The real estate market will greatly depend upon the number of people willing to stay in town or move back from outside the state.

7:25 P.M. - Ryan: Leadership, at all levels, will be critical in making sure that the money is distributed properly, and that people/businesses are not scammed.

7:20 P.M. - Ryan : I don't care what the Speaker of the House says, this is a great city. New Orleans is a treasure.

7:17 P.M. - Ryan: The city will see an economic boom as tens of billions of dollars pour into town from all levels: FEMA, the federal government, the corporations, local and private money. Small business will be a concern.