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When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission. Instead, chatter focused on motivation and cost. Many top administration officials — and Nagin himself — will be out of office in months and seemingly unable to do much with any useful information they picked up from the Cuban government. And with little discernible results for the city from Nagin's other... Read Full Story
As New Orleans struggles to keep its recovery from Hurricane Katrina on track, it's facing one of its largest ever budget deficits, $68 million, and the prospect of higher fees for residents and forced furloughs for many city workers to address it. Mayor Ray Nagin told the City Council on Friday that expenses have already been cut "to the bone" as the city has struggled to regain financial self-sufficiency — weaning itself off the federal loans it's relied on since the 2005 storm to balance... Read Full Story
New Orleans' controversial mayor is now officially a character. The scathingly satirical "Ray Nagin Coloring Book" pairs the mayor's at-times baffling comments with illustrations. Creator Karen Ocker says she hopes people think carefully about the mayor's tenure of the last seven years, including the city's slow recovery from Hurricane Katrina. The cover shows a chocolate milk drink, riffing on Nagin's declaration that New Orleans would become a "chocolate" city in Katrina's aftermath... Read Full Story
The mayor of New Orleans arrived in Cuba on Friday to study the communist government's disaster response system. A Cuban official said Mayor Ray Nagin planned to be on the island six days, though details were not available. Nagin's office confirmed the visit, which began a day after President Barack Obama was in New Orleans. Nagin's city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and many deaths there were blamed on people deciding to ride out the storm. Cuba uses mandatory evacuations to limit... Read Full Story
It may sound funny but that thought crossed my mind as I heard about the Nagin administrations plan to move forward with the city hall restoration.The oil wells alludes to Saddam Hussein as his army retreated from Kuwait setting oil wells on fire in their wake and literally burning money in effect.There is no doubt that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is upset that the New Orleans City Council (4 members) have decided to halt the purchasing of the Chevron building which many would agree is a... Read Full Story
Mayor Ray Nagin wants hurricane-displaced people who plan to return to New Orleans counted as residents in the upcoming U.S. Census even if they live elsewhere. Unfortunately, that's against Census rules, which call for people to be listed where they are living and sleeping most of the time when the count is taken. It was a comment from a Nagin spokesman earlier this month that touched off debate over how residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 should be counted. "An area of major... Read Full Story
New Orleans residents continue to fight for fair housing after natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina and the re-election of Mayor Ray Nagin.
Those of you who have followed our series on New Orleans City Council’s wildly misguided war on homelessness will not be shocked to learn that the city’s illustrious leaders are now considering a proposal which would literally criminalize homelessness. Under the proposed measure, members of the homeless population would have a choice: go to... Read Full Story
New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has left China after being quarantined in Shanghai following a swine flu scare, his spokesman said. Nagin, who was held Sunday after a fellow passenger on his flight fell ill with a suspected case of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, left China late Wednesday, his spokesman James Ross told AFP. Nagin had already arrived in Sydney, the next stop on his trip, said Ross, speaking from the Australian city. He said the enforced quarantine caused Nagin to miss several... Read Full Story
Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans has spent most of the morning stressing the importance of getting out of the city in the wake of a deadly storm, Hurricane Gustav menacingly eyeing New Orleans only 3 years after Hurricane Katrina left a path of devastation that's still evident today. One thing he (Nagin) has been adamant about is the fact that looting will not be tolerated. Violaters will "go straight to Angola", Louisiana's State Penitenitiary Nagin said earlier today. The city has beefed up... Read Full Story
Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, his wife and a security guard in Shanghai after another traveler on their flight from New Jersey exhibited suspected swine flu symptoms. Nagin's office said the three were quarantined in a hotel Sunday as a precaution and were exhibiting no flu symptoms. Read Full Story
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