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After the Deluge, New Orleans's Mayor Nagin Stands His Ground
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by debwire | September 2, 2005 at 03:40 pm
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His city is under water. There's no electricity, no water to drink. Broken gas lines cause flames to erupt from filthy floodwaters. Mobs loot stores and exchange shots with police. Hungry people fight over food. Dead bodies float through the streets while the living huddle on rooftops, awaiting rescue.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin stares at the apocalyptic wreckage of his city from a window in his makeshift command post in the Hyatt hotel, which sits across a flooded street from City Hall. His wife and three children have been evacuated. He has sent most of his staff to higher ground in Baton Rouge. But he remains behind, like a captain determined to stay with his sinking ship.
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at 15:46 on September 2nd, 2005
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at 16:04 on September 2nd, 2005
My sister and her husband are missing :Janice(Thompson her maiden name) and Kevin Roberts and their dog Buddy they were last contacted on Monday 29th Aug shortly after the hurricane but before the floods.They lived In New Orleans at 3008 Ursulines Ave. My sisters and I are desperately searching for Janice and her husband, If anyone knows of them or their whereabouts please send correspondance to karenjthompson@yahoo.com.
at 16:17 on September 2nd, 2005
My newphew was stationed at Gulport Mississippi but it seems the military doesnt no anything of his whereabouts. My family has made numerous attempts to call the numbers that the navy website had posted but everytime we call we get the runaround. His name is Kristopher Alphin and if anyone has anyinformation please contact me hannah030802@yahoo.com My family is furious with government and the delayed response that we are getting about the whereabouts of my newphew. Someone please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at 17:02 on September 2nd, 2005
Mayor to feds: 'Get off your asses'
Transcript of radio interview with New Orleans' Nagin
(CNN) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
blasted the slow pace of federal and state relief efforts in an
expletive-laced interview with local radio station WWL-AM.
at 06:03 on September 3rd, 2005
Ridiculous
The calls for Ray Nagin's resignation ... along with the calls to blame Nagin for the deaths of Katrina, which Brendan Loy seems to be heading, is frankly ridiculous.
I don't understand how Brendan expected Nagin to act some 48 hours
ahead when the science just is not there. He knows darn well (although
it seems he is brushing it aside for the convienence of his argument)
that the average error of a 48 hour hurricane forecast is 150-200 miles.
at 22:30 on June 10th, 2006