It has often been said that what happened to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. A new book identifies former Mayor Ray Nagin as one of those men. “Katrina ...

(CNN) -- Though most New Orleanians approve of their mayor's handling of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath -- and are willing to overlook his "chocolate city" remark -- Ray Nagin is no shoo-in for ...

It's hard to believe, but this year we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ... him as superintendent in 2002: then-mayor Ray Nagin. Compass was forced out — asked to resign by ...

There are several lessons in post-disaster recovery planning that can be derived from our experience in New Orleans—lessons ...

Ray Nagin made what pleas he could to his fellow residents to flee and then left it in the hands of a higher power. “God bless us,” a grim Nagin said Sunday as Hurricane Katrina’s 160 mph ...

Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force. The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive ...

"This is a desperate SOS," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said in a statement Thursday ... where up to 30,000 people sought refuge after Monday's Hurricane Katrina and now await evacuation to Texas ...

From the very top, let's get something straight. I think that Ray Nagin, the black mayor of New Orleans, did a terrible job of planning right before Hurricane Katrina hit ...