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NEWS ABOUT: Ray Nagin

Ray Nagin stories: 10 news summaries

China Springs Nagin After Swine Flu Scare

Quarantine lifted,
New Orleans mayor, wife leave Shanghai

Jun 10, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ray Nagin prepared to leave Shanghai today after four days in quarantine imposed after possible exposure to the swine flu virus. The New Orleans mayor, his wife, and a member of their security detail had been in a hotel-turned-clinic since learning that a fellow passenger on their flight from Newark... More »

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China • New Orleans • epidemic • quarantine • Ray Nagin • Shanghai • swine flu • H1N1 virus • Seletha Nagin

 Shanghai Puts 
 New Orleans 
 Mayor in Swine 
 Flu Quarantine 

Nagin, wife, staffer treated 'with courtesy'

Jun 7, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese officials are holding New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin in quarantine with his wife and a staffer after a fellow plane passenger exhibited swine flu symptoms, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The three are "being treated with utmost courtesy" in Shanghai, where Nagin "is feeling well and... More »

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New Orleans • mayor • quarantine • Ray Nagin • Shanghai • swine flu • H1N1 virus

OPINION

 Gustav Histrionics 
 Were Irresponsible 

Gustav prep was 'responsibility avoidance': Furedi

Sep 3, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The way media and the state reacted to Gustav wasn't responsible behavior, but rather "responsibility avoidance ... motivated by a desire to avoid blame," Frank Furedi writes in Spiked. He says official overreaction diminishes a sense of community and individual resilience, rendering people passive to the whims of politicians... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • Ray Nagin • disaster • Hurricane Gustav

New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight

Other Louisiana parishes allowing residents back today

Sep 3, 08 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - People are returning to their southern Louisiana homes in the wake of a weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav, but New Orleans residents will need to wait until one minute before midnight, reports the Times-Picayune, running on an emergency generator. Mayor Ray Nagin warned the city is still "vulnerable" due to lack... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • Ray Nagin • hurricane • Hurricane Gustav

Gustav Remains Dangerous, Jindal Warns

New Orleans residents shouldn't return yet, mayor cautions

Sep 2, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is a tropical depression once more but it is still a “very serious storm,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. “We're not quite at halftime,” he cautioned, noting the massive power outages, tornadoes, and heavy rains plaguing the state. “There is a lot, lot... More »

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New Orleans • Ray Nagin • Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

UPDATED

 Gustav Floods Upper 9th Ward 


Sep 1, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six inches of water from Hurricane Gustav is flooding the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans, but the Army Corps of Engineers says the situation is not a major danger, the Times-Picayune reports. The Lower Ninth Ward’s levees, which were reinforced after Hurricane Katrina, have not given way. "... More »

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New Orleans • storm • Ray Nagin • disaster • Hurricane Gustav

 'Ghost Town'
 New Orleans
 Steels for Gustav

3 die in biggest evacuation in Louisiana history

Sep 1, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • National Guard • Louisiana • National Hurricane Center • evacuation • Mississippi River • Ray Nagin • Army Corps of Engineers • levees • Hurricane Gustav • Superdome

 Obama Pockets
 5 More Delegates 

Democratic front-runner's latest haul includes a Clinton defector

May 13, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama won the support of five more delegates today, putting him within 145 total of clinching the nomination, by Huffington Post’s count. Obama's new backers include New Orleans' mayor, a former Democratic National Committee chair and the chairperson of DC’s Democrats. Obama also gained the support of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ray Nagin • superdelegates • Tom Allen

Near 300,000, New Orleans Hits 65% of Its Former Size

Surge in population one barometer for health of Big Easy

Dec 25, 07 6:21 AM CST
(Newser) - New Orleans is now at 65% of its pre-hurricane population and looks poised to pass the 300,000 mark at any day now. Although many neighborhoods are still in need of rebuilding and dotted with vacant lots, the growth represents a "significant indication of New Orleans' sustained viability as... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • population • Ray Nagin • urban planning

Nagin to Feds: Cut Red Tape

New Orleans mayor tells Congress
of dire need for docs,
mental health workers

Aug 2, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ray Nagin delivered an unscripted plea to Congress yesterday, asking for a more urgent response to the health-care crisis that has plagued New Orleans since Katrina hit in 2005. Both Republicans and Democrats echoed the mayor's frustrations at the federal government's inaction on the city's pronounced shortage of physicians and... More »

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health care • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • aid • insurance • mayor • Ray Nagin • disaster

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