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Marc Morial, Mayor Marc Morial, former Mayor of New Orleans and now President and CEO of
the Urban League. Marc it is really terrific seeing you again even if it's virtual.
Hey Steve, let me thank you, I want to congratulate you on all of the success of Bayoubuzz. You
understood the Internet and its capabilities, you understood technology when very few people
did and it was you who conducted those classes on the "Internet for Lawyers" that i took
as a CLE activity. I don't recall the year but it was a while ago and a lot of kudos
to you and it's always good to be able to connect with people not only virtually, but
connect back with the people of my beloved Hometown New Orleans.
Now as far as the beloved hometown, there's, I guess, not a lot of love lost right now,
some people are very very happy, quite frankly, I see on the Internet all over regarding the
conviction of your successor C. Ray Nagin. Obviously it's a very sad moment and I am
just wondering how you feel about it. it's a sad day for the city of New Orleans,
it's a tragic day for Ray Nagin and his family but Steve--justice has absolutely been served.
The federal prosecutors and the investigatory agencies with the judge and jury, I think
carried out and fulfilled their responsibilities and their duty.
Ray Nagin and I don't think anyone knows has never been a favorite of mine and so much
of it stems from the way he entered office..a man with his right hand man Greg Meffert who
were riding the back of a tiger, pointing fingers, making promises about how they can
do things better than anyone in effect saying we are the king of the world. I think what
we see now is as they came to power to loot, to steal, to self deal and the lesson in all
of this is a lesson about elective office, that it's a public trust, it's a public service,
it's not a business. It is not an enterprise. It's not something that one should take benefit
from, so it's a sad day for the city but I have confidence in the people of the city
to be able to turn the page and move beyond this difficult chapter
there's an NBA All-Star game coming up, there's tremendous work to be done to continue to
rebuild neighborhoods...their's the excitement of the 300th anniversary of the city in 2018--all
of these, to not to mention many other things on the plate of the city of New Orleans. And
i think people will turn the page and move beyond this tragic and sad chapter as Ray,
you know, spoiled the office and the institution of Mayor. it is always been an important office
since the founding of the city. He stands below as the only mayor in New Orleans's almost-300
year history to have been even indicted and now convicted of corruption and crimes.