NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN FIRST IN MAYORAL PRIMARY

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks to supporters at his election-night party at the Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans April 22, 2006. "We have momentum on our side," Nagin told cheering backers. With 90 percent of precincts reporting, Nagin was first with 38 percent; Mitch Landrieu was second with 29 percent. The runoff election is a month away. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)