Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin releasing Katrina memoir

Martin Luther King Jr once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Within the last decade, there have been several examples that stand out to me: President Obama during the first few years of his presidency; Mayor Rudy Giuliani during Sept 11, 2001; and Mayor Ray Nagin during Hurricane Katrina. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting Mayor Ray Nagin not too long after Katrina and I can say today, as I said back then, “Sir to you, I raise my glass” I am glad he is about to release his memoir.  Now, maybe we finally get to hear what really happened during Hurricane Katrina.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is releasing a memoir in June about his experiences dealing with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and its aftermath. He sent an e-mail and Twitter notes Tuesday about the book, "Katrina's Secrets: Storms after the Storm."

Nagin's press release says the book will be released June 8 "via Amazon" and will discuss "institutional issues of race and class that secretly conspired to control and slow down the recovery." The Times-Picayune reported Tuesday that Nagin said in January he hadn't decided whether to write a Katrina memoir.

Publicist Pat Heno-Smith did not immediately answer a call and e-mail. Nagin is perhaps best-known for his desperate public plea to federal officials to "get off your asses and do something" as the city stood under water.

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