Brian Ross is an idiot, and has not lived in New Orleans this whole long year. Look around @ what is left of a great city, to me it's sensationalism, let Brian Ross pick up a shovel & get to work instead of criticizing those that remained in New Orleans, And I live in NJ and that's what I thing about this interview

I am an attorney in the court system and believe that the interviewer was obviously attempting to rattle the DA. However, Mr. Jordan should have been prepared for that type of questioning. It has become standard journalistic practice to "go after" people, especially those in government, and a professional attorney should be able to handle a few unfriendly questions from a news guy without losing his cool. And since when does an "aide" have to step in and speak for the DA ? Bad form.

When does Personal Responsibility ever kick in for the Democratics in New Orleans? Instead of pushing blame on everyone else, like Ray Nagin does for everything that went wrong after New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina; but wasn't the place messed up prior to Hurrican Katrina? William Jefferson? The Hurricane did wash away the smoke screen in New Orleans to where the world now sees the incompetence of the city and state officials in New Orelans and Louisiana.

Yes, Jordon did cost the taxpayers of N.O. 4 million dollars, why didn't someone ask about the case. He replaced 43 "white" individuals in the D.A's office with "black" people without any reason other than bigotry. Yes, they sued and won $4M. No apologies were stated, and yet he is charge of a powerful office in N.O. Right, Willie Nagin never says anything bad about D.A. We are truly embarassed by this administration, whether we still live there or elsewhere. God bless New Orleans.

I have been reading at several sites today where folks just seem to want to bash NO, its people, the way of life there, their politicized form of government, the fact that a very well-bred Louisiana family has folks in office, etc. One thing I think a lot of folks who have not spent any time there do not understand is the very deep societal roots of the city's inhabitants of all colors, in their own races and in their way of life with each other. Most of the charm of NO comes from its societies and its distinctiveness in terms of those societal relationships. You can criticize NO all day long, and/or try to make it into some white Republican haven for oil executives, or whatever else the current Republican administration would quietly like to turn NO into, but my prediction is that, with no money in their pockets, just a song in their hearts, the folks of NO will find ways to rebuild their city and thrive without change. Here is a city necessary to the oil industry, which is run by Republicans, yet the one time they had a dire emergency and asked for federal help, that help came a day late and a dollar short. I believe this was done on purpose to hopefully "wash away" a bunch of thought-to-be undesirables. Katrina ought to be a lesson to all of us about the foolhardy results of ever voting a Republican into any office, any time. And I am a white, Southern lady saying this!

"I'm not upset about placing blame. I think many of us have eagerly and happily slung blame for this massive tragedy. I am upset that ABC has chosen to sling blame at a BLACK Democrat. I am upset that ABC has jumped on the same bandwagon as the KKK, Rush Limbaugh and this current administration."

Posted by: Cloris Gardineli | Aug 29, 2006 1:15:25 AM

Are you kidding me? News Flash!!! He's the District Attorney for the city of New Orleans. He has direct oversight of the criminal justice system in that city. If anyone is to be questioned about this topic, it's this guy. It has nothing to do with him being black or a democrat. If you order a steak at a restaurant and it comes out burnt, you don't ask a cab driver why it happened. You ask the chef.

Next time try and get your facts straight before you lump Rush Limbaugh in with the KKK. It must be so nice to walk this planet calling everyone else a racist without first looking in the mirror.

Another graduate of the Donald Rumsfield School of Management.

1. You don't understand how we do business. Trust me.
2. You don't need to understand how we do business. Trust me.
3. You shouldn't question how we do business. If you do, you're a facist.

And my favorite:

4. Give me your tax dollars and go away. Trust me.

Everyone needs to stop blaming and start doing. Doing everything they can to make sure nothing like this happens again. Also the PEOPLE of New Orleans need to take a look at some of the other communities that were devastated by Katrina and take note...If they can get their cities and towns on the road to recovery, why can't you? Stop complaining and start doing for yourself.

The questions asked are fair and should have been answered.

Comments stating the media is attacking black officials, inferring some kind of racist intent, is ridiculous. What we have here is intelligent officials who have risen to a point way beyond their abilities. They proved that by their actions in a crises, where hundreds of thousands suffered needlessly as a result. It is sad that the electors voted the mayor back in again. The national taxpayers will be paying and paying for that vote.

Jordan (or Jordon) last excuse mumble was that he has acted on 30 cases and won 27 hardly addresses the more than 3,000 open cases.

Hey Pat, I am from the city of New Orleans and I am very critical of the city and it's inhabitants (even the displaced). This is not a Republican city, nor has it been in a long time. I garantee you that if Mike Foster were still Governor of this state, things would've panned out very differently. New Orleans is mostly made up of democrats because that's the party that keeps the people pacified with welfare checks for five generations.

That "bunch of thought-to-be undesirables" that were "washed" away from the city made little significant contribution to society. They've been moved to states like Texas where they have opportunity to grow in ways that New Orleans, or LA for that matter, hasn't allowed them to in the past. However, the unemployment rate of the evacuees is almost a mirror image of what it was in N.O. pre-Katrina. They have no desire to help themselves because they've been dependent on the government for so long.

It's time to start anew in The Big Easy. It's time to shake the pillars and make a change. Don't get me wrong here people. I love this city and it pains me to see people like Ray "Candyman" Nagin get re-elected (rewarded) for incompetence.

For those of you who think that I'm trying to polarize this into a black vs white debate, I'm not. I feel the city would've been no better if Mitch Landrieu were elected into office. He's just as corrupt, if not more, than Candyman. He just talks faster. His sister, Mary Landrieu, and Gov Blanco are no better. They're all a bunch of snakes in the grass. If the state of LA re-elects these people the way they did with Nagin, then they deserve what they get. It's just a shame that the people that actually want a positive change at the state and local level have to suffer because of the ignorant.

Alas, New Orleans will probably rest on its laurels, namely Mardi Gras and Bourbon St. The blighted and condemned houses that are breeding grounds for gang, drug and criminal activity will remain in place on the outskirts of the city. Where is imminent domain when you really need it?

So, if the goal was to "wash away so-called undesireables" why did the National Guard rescue 50,000 people even while those "people" were firing on them? It is to Bush's credit that he didn't order the National Guard out as soon as the first of them were fired upon.

To the person who is upset that ABC chose to sling blame at a BLACK DEMOCRAT; Why? Are you so used to the media NEVER blaming Blacks or Democrats for their actions? Because of course we know that even in states and cities completely, wholly, totally run by Black Democrats, anything that goes wrong is certainly the fault of White Republicans like George Bush. Just ask Kwame Kilpatrick or Marion Barry..or Ray Nagin.

"I still haven't seen anyone ask Nagin why he couldn't use the schoolbuses or why he went on vacation during the storm or why he didn't prepare the Superdome as a shelter of last resort. Now that would be an intimidating question."

I can answer the one about the Superdome. Seven years prior to Katrina, a catagory 3 hurricane nemed Georges was headed towards New Orleans. The Superdome was used as a shelter and it was fiasco. Criminals had guns, the national guard posted there had no ammo. The people were fed the food on hand and complained that it was not good enough. They ransacked the luxury suites for alcohol. They made a disgusting mess of the restrooms as well as the entire complex. There was news footage of people taking barstools with them when they left. Sofas, TV's and appliances turned up missing. The Superdome Commission decided after that to remove the dome from consideration as a hurricane shelter and all of this was well known.
Why school buses were not used is a testament to the incompetence of the school board.
Why Nagin left town after the storm is because he is not a leader.

It is incredible to me that Jordan is still in office after being found liable in 43 cases of violation of civil rights laws. In the Federal Court transcripts, Jordan admits to lying several times to the EEOC as well as submitting fraudulent documents. But yet, he is still the D.A.

I am a N.O. native and live in the 20% that did not flood; I have watched the elected officals of the past 30 years turn this city into one of the worst places to live in this country. Just look at the school system, law enforcement, and the judicial system. All systems are corrupt from the top down.

It is a documented fact that then U.S. assistant attorney Eddie Jordan refused to indicte representive Cleo Flieds of bribary after being video taped receiving money which he then put into his pocket. Both men are colored and Democrats. Now, when eighty percent of the citizens of the city are "their brothers" and vote this man into office; these same citzens deserve what they get.

I am wondering why it is never ok to seriously question the actions of a "BLACK Democrat" without being called a racist. Since when is one's skin color a shield from criticism? Are people of any shade other than white to be held at a lower standard? I think not.

Eddie Jordan is a proven racist and incompetent as well. If he were a Republican who fired all blacks and hired his white friends, the liberal media and their Democrat sycophants would still be whining and crying. It would be on the MSM networks for years. Dennist Hastert had it right when he said bulldoze New Orleans. It is a waste of money to keep rebuilding an unnecessary cesspool of parasites and criminals.

"the System to which he refers is the Napoleonic Code which still shows its ugly countenance everywhere in Louisiana Courts and Legal System."

You don't know what you're talking about. The Napoleonic Code, which is not in place today, has nothing to do with criminal law.

SEVEN POLICING AGENCIES IN NEW ORLEANS. The National Guard, State Police, New Orleans Police, Criminal Sheriff, Civil Sheriff, Levee Board Police, Harbor Police can't control a smaller population than before Katrina. I don't know if they all have arrest powers but the are all law enforcement agencies. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THIS IS C R A Z Y!!!

I would like you know to we don't discriminate; our repuplicans are also incompetant boobs.
In New Orleans, 7% of felony arrests serve a prison sentence. That is why no one has shoot outs with the police.

There is so much misninformation in some of the above posts about the failure of local government before and after Katrina. Everyone should read the Senate report to understand how each level of government failed. As for Jordan, he should have been able to answer the questions. There are answers to the questions. As far as Nagin, say what you will about what you believe is his incompetence. However, I have never heard anything that suggests he is corrupt. In that category, he is a breath of fresh air compared to the previous two mayors.