Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was released from federal prison Monday, about three years before he was due to complete his 10-year prison term on corruption charges.

Even in the book's announcement, it seems Nagin is ready to shunt some of the blame onto former President George W. Bush, who himself has already taken a lot of heat for the government's post ...

Federal prosecutors today announced a 21 count indictment against former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin accused of enriching himself as the city struggled to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina ...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin walks to federal court with his attorneys for closing arguments in his corruption trial on Feb. 10, 2014. He was convicted by a jury on 20 of 21 counts. TED JACKSON ...

Nagin was a political newcomer when he won election as New Orleans’ mayor, succeeding Marc Morial in 2002. He cast himself as a reformer and announced crackdowns on corruption in the city’s ...

Ray Nagin was catapulted onto the world's radar in late August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans and floodwaters breached the city's defences. Nearly 1,200 people are thought to have ...

Ray Nagin, who served as the mayor of New Orleans during the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison following his conviction on a host of corruption charges.