Attorneys for New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin have arrived at Orleans Parish Civil District Court to fight an attempt by a candidate seeking to succeed Nagin in next year's election to effectively quash contracts recently awarded by the city to private law firms, including a pair of pricey Washington D.C. firms with expertise in white-collar defense.
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James Perry, the executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center and a candidate for mayor, sued Nagin and the city Aug. 21, arguing that the mayor violated the city's Home Rule Charter by hiring the firms as "special counsel."
Worthy move, Mr. Perry. New Orleanians don't want their tax dollars going to $400/hr lawyers defending Nagin's cronyism, thuggery and "Meff Lab" coverups.
Press on!
Labels: crime, Cronies, James Perry, Nagin
