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
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,
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.
people trapped
We had people trapped on roofs, et cetera ... and they didn't know about it? That's just impossible.
allow bury orleans people
We want (FEMA) to allow us to get back to New Orleans and find an appropriate place to bury the people of New Orleans, ... We will find a plot. We will find a place. We will erect a memorial.
city direction number people run
There have been too many people who have said we were dead. There were too many people who said we were way too divisive. There were too many people who thought this city should go in a different direction. But the people, the people have said they like the direction we're going in and we have run number one today.
people
When people are dying, bureaucracy should be thrown out of the water.
bring early people red saying
People are saying it's too early to bring back jazz, the gumbo and the red beans, ... If it's too early, when is the right time?
air among based facts history judge knew nor people shower
I was among the people in the Superdome. I knew what was going on every minute. I did not have air conditioning nor shower facilities. I made decisions based upon facts and not what I thought was going to happen. So history will judge me based upon those actions.
building forward future homes move people process
It is important for people to see their homes and move forward with the process of building a new future for their families,
authority came full guy job ought people save stuff
He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving, ... And he's getting some stuff done. They ought to give that guy - if they don't want to give it to me - give him full authority to get the job done, and we can save some people.
came credit dude john people president sent stuff wayne
He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing, and people started moving, ... I give the president some credit on this. He sent one John Wayne dude down here that can get some stuff done.
ground higher people state supplies
Get people to higher ground and have the feds and the state airlift supplies to them -- that was the plan, man,
people dying bulls
They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying.
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.