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
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We are prepared as a city to put on the best Mardi Gras that we have ever seen.
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There are dead bodies floating in some of the water, ... The rescuers would basically push them aside as they were trying to save individuals.
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Now, with a single step, city departments, businesses and private citizens can access a tool that will help speed the rebuilding of New Orleans into a better, safer and stronger city.
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One of the best moments I've ever had in New Orleans is seeing Bourbon Street filled on a weekend night not long ago. Just watching the city breathe again.
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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?
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We're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a hurricane.
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We have the most significant challenge of any city in American history and they are dismissing ideas ad nauseam, ... Nobody is coming up with better ideas or alternative ideas, and it's really kind of teeing me off.
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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.
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We want you to take this very seriously, ... This not a test. This is the real deal. And I don't want to panic you but I wanted to make sure you understand.
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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.
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We believe our re-entry plan properly balances safety concerns and the needs of our citizens to begin rebuilding their lives,
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The reality of Katrina didn't really strike me until the first time I flew up in a helicopter and saw areas of the city that I had ridden my bicycle as a youth being fully flooded.
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When people are dying, bureaucracy should be thrown out of the water.
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I need a break from politics, that's for sure. This is the hardest job in America.