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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They tell me it's dry, and I'm going to try and drive through there before the weekend is out, ... Once I see it we may be on our normal schedule which is normally we open up a new area on Wednesday.
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If it were my decision, I'd knock the Superdome down. If I couldn't knock it down, I'd just open the roof and gut the whole inside - totally modernize it. If you just dust it off and paint a little bit but don't reimage it, the legacy will be horrible.
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It is important for people to see their homes and move forward with the process of building a new future for their families,
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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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This is huge, ... I can't tell you how much I appreciate them being here.
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I know a lot of you are frustrated. I am frustrated, too. But 80 percent of our city went under water and we have a lot of work to do. And the only way we are going to get that done is if we stick together.
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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.
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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.
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everything you hoped to happen is happening. Algiers is alive and well and breathing.
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Let me just say it one more time and make sure everybody understands it ... We will rebuild this entire city,
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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.
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I had laid out like an eight-week to ten-week timeline where we could get the city back in semblance of order. It's probably been pushed back another four weeks as a result of this,
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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 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.