Ray Nagin

Ray Nagin is a figure I hold with mixed feelings. A New Orleans native and Tuskegee graduate who rose from business to become the city's 60th mayor, he became globally known during the harrowing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Leading a city through a catastrophe of that scale is a pressure almost impossible to fathom, and his career carries both light and shadow. As an outsider I won't render easy verdicts, but I do hold onto the sheer weight of a man forced into life-and-death decisions on the front line. His story, tied to that singular city of music and festival, deserves to be remembered.

Name (English)

Ray Nagin

Name (Japanese)

レイ・ネイギン

Reading

れい・ねいぎん

Born

June 11, 1956 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

local politician / businessperson

University

Tuskegee University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Nagin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558034

Tags

• Louisiana
• local politician
• businessperson

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.