Sunday, May 21, 2006

New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was re-elected in a close runoff race with Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu.

Nagin, who lost most of his white voter support during the primary, regained enough some crossover votes to win with 52.3 percent votes.

The race was unusually polarized on racial lines with many evacuees casting absentee ballots from all over the country.

New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin speaks to supporters during a victory party in New Orleans on May 20.
New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin speaks to supporters during a victory party in New Orleans on May 20. AP photo from Yahoo News.

In his victory speech, Nagin said it was time for New Orleans to begin "the healing process."

"It's time for us to stop the bickering," he said. "It's time for us to stop measuring things in black and white and yellow and Asian. It's time for us to be one New Orleans."

His opponent also called for unity among the people of the city.

The mayor now has four years to lead the rebuilding of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.



Get breaking news, chat, jokes, lyrics, food recipes and more at AsiaPacificUniverse.com!

Travel Asia Pacific

Purchase Paul Kekai Manansala's books at amazon.com

Fat Diminisher September Contest! $20,000 In Winnings! Click Here!


Add to Technorati Favorites!

Add to Google

Subscribe in NewsGator Online

If you have Google or Yahoo! toolbars, drag this link into your bookmarks toolbar to bookmark this page.


Add to reddit
Add to Digg

Press Ctrl + D to add to your browser bookmarks.