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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been released from prison due to COVID-19 concerns.

Nagin's 10-year sentence began today in Texarkana.

The 58-year-old Democrat defiantly denied any wrongdoing at his trial.

The jury on Wednesday convicted Nagin of 20 of 21 counts against him.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina...

As much as we have all read....and lived through...Hurricane Katrina here in Louisiana, it's still fascinating to read more. Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has a new book out in stores tommorow called  "Katrina's Secrets-Storms After The Storm Vol 1" I have to admit, I can't wait to read his version of what happened...