Ray Nagin
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Ray Nagin is a former mayor of New Orleans best known for his controversial leadership and public profile during and after Hurricane Katrina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Nagin canonical | 9 |
| Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1065108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Nagin Context triple: [Hurricane Katrina, mayorOfNewOrleansDuringEvent, Ray Nagin]
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A.
Marc H. Morial
Marc H. Morial is an American civil rights leader, lawyer, and former mayor of New Orleans who has served as president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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B.
Phil Bryant
Phil Bryant is an American Republican politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
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C.
Van Robichaux
Van Robichaux is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the comedy film "Fist Fight" and working on various television and film projects.
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D.
Bob Gaillard
Bob Gaillard was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco Dons during the 1970s.
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E.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Nagin Target entity description: Ray Nagin is a former mayor of New Orleans best known for his controversial leadership and public profile during and after Hurricane Katrina.
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A.
Marc H. Morial
Marc H. Morial is an American civil rights leader, lawyer, and former mayor of New Orleans who has served as president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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B.
Phil Bryant
Phil Bryant is an American Republican politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
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C.
Van Robichaux
Van Robichaux is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the comedy film "Fist Fight" and working on various television and film projects.
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D.
Bob Gaillard
Bob Gaillard was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco Dons during the 1970s.
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E.
Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, Pro Bowl–caliber career with the Chicago Bears.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| chargeJurisdiction |
United States federal court
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. federal courts
|
| convictedOf |
bribery
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ tax evasion ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 2014-02-12 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2005-08-29 ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor’s degree in accounting ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tuskegee University
ⓘ
University of New Orleans ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2002 New Orleans mayoral election ⓘ |
| employer | Cox Communications ⓘ |
| endTimeOfImprisonment | 2020-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Nagin ⓘ |
| givenName |
Clarence
ⓘ
Ray ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticizing federal and state response to Hurricane Katrina
ⓘ
“chocolate city” comment about New Orleans ⓘ |
| legalCase | United States v. Ray Nagin ⓘ |
| name |
Clarence Ray Nagin Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Ray Nagin
|
| notableEvent | Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial handling of Hurricane Katrina evacuation and aftermath
ⓘ
leadership during Hurricane Katrina ⓘ public statements during and after Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 2010-05-03 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2002-05-06 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| placeOfBirth |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| positionHeld |
Mayor of New Orleans
ⓘ
executive at Cox Communications ⓘ |
| previousPartyAffiliation |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| reasonForEarlyRelease | COVID-19 pandemic-related measures ⓘ |
| reElectedIn | 2006 New Orleans mayoral election ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| roleInEvent | Mayor of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | 10 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Seletha Nagin ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ray Nagin Description of subject: Ray Nagin is a former mayor of New Orleans best known for his controversial leadership and public profile during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Referenced by (11)
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