re: General Robert E. Lee to be replaced with a "Water Feature"

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Landrieu said the last option -- focused on a fountain -- is what he sees as the best choice. "It represents Katrina," he said. "It represents water as a life-giving force. It represents light. It represents aspiration and creates something that's worthy of Paris and worthy of New Orleans." But, he said, that will cost money, possibly $10 million to $15 million. "Where are we going to get the money from?" Landrieu said. "Maybe we can put some public money up if everybody doesn't yell and scream about 'You ought to be filling potholes with that money.'

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This isn't real, right? This CANNOT be a real quote, right?

Please for the love of Christ tell me that's satire and our Mayor didn't actually say that.