Ray Nagin

WATCH: Ray Nagin On Why He Self-Published 'Katrina's Secrets'

Posted 08.21.2011

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"Katrina's Secrets" is former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's new book on what happened after the natural disaster and it was self-published through Ama...

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At Year's End, a Tale of Two Cities

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Blizzard, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Saints, Ray Nagin, Economic Stimulus, Hurricane Katrina, Travel, Mardi Gras, Barack Obama, New York, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News
Michael Winship

We probably should have stayed in New Orleans. At the end of a brief Christmas holiday there, last week's blizzard was edging up the east coast and w...

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Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later: Mixed Recovery In Storm's Wake

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — A mother of four feels trapped in the same New Orleans public housing complex from which she was rescued when flood waters ravaged...

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MWH Americas, Hurricane Katrina Recovery Firm, Overcharging New Orleans According To Investigators

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — An engineering firm hired to oversee the reconstruction of city buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina has been...

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Can a Social Justice Candidate Win an Election in the New New Orleans?

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jordan Flaherty

Outside of New Orleans, progressives and liberals are excited about James Perry. But in New Orleans, the candidate seems relatively unknown.

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Mayor Ray Nagin Says Haiti Resembles New Orleans

April D. Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

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April D. Ryan

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, at the White House today, connected the dots between Haiti and New Orleans.

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Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive...

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Then There Were 3: Perry on New Orleans Mayoral Race

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

With New Orleans mayoral qualification coming up in just over two months and the primary in four, it's becoming late in the day for a surprise contender.

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China: Red Rocker Video for a Mayor Fresh Out of Quarantine

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Now that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is cleared to leave Shanghai, here's something to remember his quarantined stopover with: The Red Rockers new wave classic "China" video.

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Ray Nagin Quarantine In China Over

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantin...

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RAY NAGIN QUARANTINED By Chinese Officials Due To Swine Flu Concerns

wbztv.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife in a Shanghai hotel after a passenger on their flight exhibited symptoms...

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New Orleans Mayor Quarantined In China: Ray Nagin And His Wife Were On Plane With Passenger Showing Flu-Like Symptoms

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife have been quarantined in China after a passenger on their flight exhibited flu-like sympt...

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Carville and Rove Duke It Out at Radio City Music Hall

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

Instead of getting Ali and Frazier, the crowd braced itself for a confrontation between Carville -- "The Ragin' Cajun," and Rove -- "The Boy Genius." There was drama and theatrics galore.

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Katharine Zaleski

Party Switches Made By Famous Political Figures (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Arlen Specter's announcement Tuesday that he would switch from the Republican to the Democratic party came as a surprise to many. But party ...

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New Orleans Mayor Disappears Amid Corruption, Crime, Scandal

GQ | Posted 05.25.2011

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To get to C. Ray Nagin's office in the boxy modernist City Hall building in downtown New Orleans, one must pass through metal detectors in the lobby, ...

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New Orleans Reopens To Residents Who Fled Gustav

AP | MARY FOSTER and MELINDA DESLATTE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — Thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav forced New Orleans to reluctantly open its doors Wednesday, but more than a million ...

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New Orleans Orders Mandatory Evacuation Ahead Of Gustav

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million people fled the Gulf Coa...

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Deconstructing Ray Nagin's State of the City Report

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

A dumpster load of money has either been allocated or earmarked for New Orleans, but where is the money? It sure as heck isn't in the lower ninth, which now resembles a cow pasture.

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YouTube-Google Presidential Forum In New Orleans Announced

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Google and YouTube on Monday announced plans for a general election presidential forum this September in New Orleans, Louisiana. "The forum will be a...

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Mayor Ray Nagin Blows Up During Interview

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one can accuse New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin of hiding his emotions. During a live TV interview, he told two reporters that he wanted to have "a good...

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