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After the statement, he insisted he wasn't being divisive: "How do you make chocolate? You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about." He subsequently apologized for the statement.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/</ref>
After the statement, he insisted he wasn't being divisive: "How do you make chocolate? You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about." He subsequently apologized for the statement.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/</ref>
In 2006, Nagin became involved in further controversy when he referred to Ground Zero in [[New York City]] as a "hole in the ground". He was critical of the rebuilding effort there. He was ineligible to seek a third term as mayor in 2010, and the position went to fellow Democrat [[Mitch Landrieu]], then the Louisiana lieutenant governor.
In the 2006 mayoral election, Nagin defeated later Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] based in part on an endorsement that Nagin received from the Republican mayoral candidate [[Rob Couhig], who was eliminated after the primary balloting. Nagin became involved in further controversy when he referred to Ground Zero in [[New York City]] as a "hole in the ground". He was critical of the rebuilding effort there. He was ineligible to seek a third term as mayor in 2010, and the position went to his former opponent, Mitch Landrieu, who was then the Louisiana lieutenant governor.
In 2014, former Mayor Nagin was convicted on twenty of twenty-one charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering related to bribes from city contractors before and after Hurricane Katrina. He was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/02/ray_nagin_trial_live_coverage_10.html|title=Live Coverage: Ray Nagin convicted, guilty on 20 charges|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune|author=Robert McClendon|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
In 2014, former Mayor Nagin was convicted on twenty of twenty-one charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering related to bribes from city contractors before and after Hurricane Katrina. He was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/02/ray_nagin_trial_live_coverage_10.html|title=Live Coverage: Ray Nagin convicted, guilty on 20 charges|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune|author=Robert McClendon|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref>