Former "Chocolate City" Mayor Headed to Court
Publisher's note: A very corrupt, and racist man is finally going to answer for his dirty dealings. Mr. "New Orleans is a Chocolate City" did a lot finger pointing towards the WH in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and a lot of people want to forget that hundreds of school buses that could have been used to evacuate many thousands, sat idle and were destroyed.
The outcome of his trial should prove very enlightening.
Fox News: Ray Nagin rose to American political fame in swift, albeit uncensored, fashion -- as the New Orleans mayor who publicly trashed and pleaded with President George W. Bush to save his city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
"Flying over in Air Force One doesn’t do it justice,” Nagin said during a radio interview a few days after the storm hit on Aug. 29, 2005.
Today, more than three years out of office, Nagin returns to New Orleans, only this time to face federal corruption charges related to the aftermath of the deadly and destructive storm that put him in the spotlight.
Jury selection is underway this week in the case accusing the former Democratic mayor of using his office for personal gain, by accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from Katrina’s devastation -- caused when levees broke and water flooded much of the city.