Jarvis DeBerry, in a copyrighted column in the Times Picayune of New Orleans admitted that “Many New Orleanians are loath to admit it now, but at one point or another, just about all of us supported Ray Nagin”. DeBerry also observed: “So there's no need for us to feel ashamed. Yes, embarrassed and angry that yet another politician has allegedly contributed to the city's roguish reputation. But not ashamed. If he's guilty of the crimes the federal government says he is, we weren't the accomplices, we were the victims.”
