Ray Nagin
Ray Nagin
Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr., also known as C. Ray Nagin, previously served as the 60th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 June 1956
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
ask change citizens continue job orleans rebuilding time
Now is not the time to change leadership. I ask the citizens of New Orleans to let me continue this important job of rebuilding our city.
agency board citizens easier excited good hope mayor needed orleans pushing showing sign testing water
It's something we're very excited about, ... It's something the mayor has been pushing for, because the Sewerage & Water Board testing was showing good signs, but we needed the regulatory agency to sign off on it. We hope it makes it easier for citizens in New Orleans to live in their own homes, for those who still have homes.
announce areas city deal hit hurricane less next people phased plan week within
I'm going to announce a phased repopulation plan that is going to deal with some of the areas that were least hit by the hurricane and had less water, and then within the next week or two we should have about 180,000 people back in the city of New Orleans,
hardest job politics
I need a break from politics, that's for sure. This is the hardest job in America.
continue country help open orleans people recovery stay struggling
I want to continue to stay plugged into New Orleans and help people who are still struggling with the recovery here, and then, if I can help around the country and around the world, absolutely, I'll be open to that.
call crap mandatory scared
It scared the crap out of me, ... I immediately said, 'My God, I have to call a mandatory evacuation.'
people trapped
We had people trapped on roofs, et cetera ... and they didn't know about it? That's just impossible.
five receive storm three
We could receive a storm surge of three to five feet.
dreamed enhance liked orleans rid wished
Everything that you didn't like about New Orleans, let's get rid of it. Everything that you liked about New Orleans, let's enhance it. Everything you dreamed about and wished New Orleans had, let's make it happen,
alive happen hoped
everything you hoped to happen is happening. Algiers is alive and well and breathing.
came definition holding man run
At the Superdome, a young man came up to me holding a baby. He'd run out of diapers. He'd run out of medicine. His baby was sick. The guy's saying, 'Help me! Take my baby.' What could I do? That's the definition of helpless.
believe truth
At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there.
god orleans wants
This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority-African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way.
appreciate
This is huge, ... I can't tell you how much I appreciate them being here.