For 10 points, name this major city hit the hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
A former mayor of this city was convicted for wire fraud and 20 other charges in September 2014 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. On disparate impact grounds, Eric Holder's Justice Department attempted to block a successful school choice program implemented in this city by the mayor who called it a (*) "chocolate city," Ray Nagin. The Bush administration was criticized for the inadequate response of FEMA to a weather event that put this city underwater. For 10 points, name this major city hit the hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
A former mayor of this city was convicted for wire fraud and 20 other charges in September 2014 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
New Orleans [or Nawlins]