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How Christmas Trees Are Restoring Louisiana's Wetlands - Ray Nagin

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2009 · News & Politics

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/26/New_Orleans_Mayor_Ray_Nagin_Post_Hurricane_Katrina

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin explains how recycled Christmas trees have accelerated the regrowth of Louisiana's hurricane-battered wetlands. However, Nagin urges for a levy protection system to protect against hurricane threats in the near future.

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When Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans in 2005, its mayor, Ray Nagin, was thrust into the international spotlight.

Both criticized for his handling of the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and highly critical of the delays in the Bush Administration's aid response, he became a polarizing figure. In Sydney as a guest of Sydney University's US Studies Centre, he and ABC broadcaster Phillip Adams have a relaxed after-dinner conversation about the days after Katrina hit, and how the rebuilding of New Orleans is progressing. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. 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. Before becoming Mayor, Nagin served as the vice president and general manager for Cox Communications in Southeast Louisiana. He transformed the local operations of the cable company from one of Cox's poorest performing markets to one of its most profitable assets. Mayor Nagin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Tuskegee University in 1978 and received a Masters of Business Administration at Tulane University in 1994.

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