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Take Slip·Oct 22, 2015·Serial
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Ray Nagin spent New Orleans' electricity budget on drive-through daiquiris and bribes

The Superdome lights burned out because the city of New Orleans hadn't paid their bills. Former Mayor Ray Nagin had spent the entire city's electricity budget on drive-through daiquiris and bribes.

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Ray Nagin was indeed convicted of corruption charges (bribery, fraud, money laundering) in 2014. The Super Bowl blackout was actually caused by a relay device, not unpaid bills. The daiquiri detail is embellishment but the corruption charge is real.