Nagin, Ray, 1956-

Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former politician and convicted felon who was the 60th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Born in New Orleans, he attended St. Augustine High School and O. Perry Walker High School there before earning a B.S. from Tuskegee University. After graduating from college, he went to work in the purchasing department at General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Los Angeles, California, then to Dallas, Texas in 1981 to take Internal Audit Manager and Division Controller jobs with Associates Corporation. In 1985, Nagin returned to New Orleans to become the controller of Cox New Orleans, the city's cable television franchise, run by the Cox media conglomerate; he was quickly promoted to general manager and was eventually appointed to oversee all of Cox properties in south Louisiana as vice-president and general manager of Cox Louisiana.

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