Ray Nagin

Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. () (born June 11, 1956) was the mayor of New Orleans. He was first elected on March 2, 2002, to succeed his fellow Democrat, Marc Morial. Nagin gained international attention in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the New Orleans area.

In 2014, Nagin was convicted on twenty of twenty-one charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering related to bribes from city contractors before and after Hurricane KatrinaLive coverage: Ray Nagin convicted, guilty on 20 charges | NOLA.com and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.

References

Other websites
 BBC NEWS | Americas |Profile: Ray Nagin, BBC News
 Nagin calls for rebuilding 'chocolate' New Orleans, CNN 1/17/2006
 The City of New Orleans 
 Campaign contributions made by Ray Nagin 
 Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan 
 Mayor to feds: 'Get off your asses', CNN transcript and the audio  of WWL-AM radio interview.
 Profile on CityMayors.com
 Southeast Louisiana Evacuation Plan Supplement 
 New Orleans “overrun” by Mexicans 
 Profile of Ray Nagin in Tulane University Magazine 
 Nagin Works Both Sides of Aisle for Aid The Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2006
 The Tavis Smiley Show - interview with Ray Nagin , January 13, 2006
 Ray Nagin's Redemption, by William Robinson, Washington Post, May 23, 2006
 Labou Movie  - Independent Film In Which Ray Nagin stars as the Mayor of New Orleans.

Category:1956 births
Category:Living people
Category:African-American politicians
Category:Mayors of New Orleans
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians