geldedgoat
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 Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: Nagin and Jindal at the Superbowl |
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin headed to Super Bowl XLIV on taxpayers' dime.
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Nagin expressed shock last week that as the city's chief executive, he only had been offered the option to buy tickets in a "nosebleed section" of Sun Life Stadium in Miami, where the Saints make their Super Bowl debut Sunday.
But Nagin told a local radio station this morning that his fortunes have changed, though he wasn't specific about where he'll be sitting or with whom he's traveling. "The Saints have come through. I got some good seats," the mayor told WBOK radio.
"I paid for them," Nagin told host Gerod Stevens before correcting himself. "Well, the city paid for them because this is an official visit, a business trip."
Nagin said he consulted City Attorney Penya Moses-Fields about whether he should find "another way to pay for" the trip. Gov. Bobby Jindal, for instance, has said he'll tap his campaign account to finance a one-day jaunt for himself and his wife to the big game. Nagin's latest campaign finance report, filed Saturday with the state Ethics Administration, shows $101,996 in his campaign account.
But Nagin said Moses-Fields assured him that City Hall could foot the bill, especially since New Orleans was chosen last year to host Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome. Though City Hall surely will play a large role in planning the event, the game in 2013 will come more than 2 1/2 years after Nagin leaves office in May. |
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Ah, Louisiana... It's good to see you reinforcing my desire to stay as far away from you as possible. |
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