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 ...

In a fiery, profanity-filled interview, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré does not hold back when he describes his experience during Hurricane Katrina. Viewer discretion is advised.

BUT THIS YEAR WE REMEMBER THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA ... APPOINTED HIM AS SUPERINTENDENT BACK IN 2002, THEN MAYOR RAY NAGIN. COMPASS WAS FORCED OUT, ASKED TO RESIGN BY NAGIN ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much ... Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who a day earlier had blasted federal relief efforts in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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