On the recordSeptember 18, 2005
We are suspending all reentry into the city of New Orleans as of this moment. I am also asking everyone in Algiers to prepare to evacuate as early as Wednesday.
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Ray Nagin
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transcripts.cnn.comRay Nagin: “We are suspending all reentry into the city of New Orleans as of this moment. I am also asking everyone in Algiers to…”
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Mayor Ray Nagin announces the suspension of reentry into New Orleans due to the threat of Tropical Storm Rita.
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