Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. (pronounced /ˈneɪɡɨn/; born June 11, 1956) is the mayor of New Orleans. He was first elected on March 2, 2002, to succeed his fellow Democrat, Marc Morial. Nagin gained international attention in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the New Orleans area.
Nagin was born on June 11, 1956, in New Orleans's Charity Hospital, to...