C. Ray Nagin | |
|---|---|
 Nagin in June 2006 | |
| 60th Mayor of New Orleans | |
| In office May 6, 2002 – May 3, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Morial |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Landrieu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. June 11, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Seletha Smith (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Tuskegee University (BS) Tulane University (MBA) |
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Clarence Raymond Joseph Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is a convicted felon and an American former politician who was 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.
Nagin was first elected as mayor in March 2002.[1] He was re-elected in 2006 when the election was held with at least two-thirds of New Orleans citizens still displaced after Katrina struck. Term-limited by law, he left office on May 3, 2010.
After leaving office, Nagin founded CRN Initiatives LLC, a firm that focuses on emergency preparedness, green energy product development, publishing, and public speaking. He wrote and self-published Katrina Secrets: Storms after the Storms.[2]
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 Katrina[3][4][5][6] and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.[7][8]
- ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results, March 2, 2002, Mayor City of New Orleans.
- ^ C. Ray Nagin, Katrina Secrets: Storms after the Storms, p. 340, ISBN 9781460959718
- ^ "Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin indicted for corruption". Reuters. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Bailey, David (April 1, 2013). "Trial of former New Orleans mayor delayed until October". Reuters.
- ^ Live coverage: Ray Nagin convicted, guilty on 20 charges | NOLA.com
- ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (February 12, 2014). "Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin convicted on bribery, other charges". Washington Post.
- ^ "Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years". USA Today. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Ray Nagin, Former New Orleans Mayor, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison". New York Times. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.