Ray Nagin
Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American consultant, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. He served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States from 2002 to 2010. Nagin gained international note in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a historic, catastrophic disaster which devastated the New Orleans area.
Nagin was first elected on March 2, 2002 and received significant crossover vote from just about every segment of the population. He was re-elected in 2006 even though the election was held with at least two-thirds of New Orleans citizens still displaced after the storm hit. He was term limited by law and 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 his first book, Katrina Secrets: Storms after the Storms which gives made-up account of how New Orleans overcame the storm.
Read more about Ray Nagin: Early Life and Career, 2002 Mayoral Election, Nagin's First Term, Hurricane Katrina, Chocolate City, 2006 Mayoral Election, Nagin's Second Term, Controversy
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