The Bling Back New Orleans Commission, Mayor Nagin's special blue ribbon panel is tasked with restoring a level of sophistication and grace to the city that invented the term "to bling." Made up of some of New Orleans' number one stunnas, NOLAFugees.com provides the following profiles.
Wide Receiver,
New Orleans Saints
Bling Cred: 6-year, $42 million contract on a 3-13 team; refers to himself in third-person: “Joe Horn wants to go back to New Orleans and Louisiana, so I can at least be a part of the rebuilding process before I retire.”
Restauranteur
Bling Cred: Engages in fistfights at high-priced steak houses; Shows affinity for Art Deco and Zebra print; uses three generators to power Christmas lights.
Jewelry Designer
Bling cred: Local Jacob the Jeweler;Stuck a Louisiana Iris pin on Laura Bush; sorority girls on GreekChat.com say things like “The pearl bracelets were beautiful... maybe I can convince Mr. OTW to get some for me as an early bday present.”
Founder of Roosevelt Center for American Studies, Tulane University
Bling Cred: CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, PBS; flipped academic gigs for paper and prestige; hustles, shines, scrapes, balls.
CEO, Entergy
Bling Cred: Two words: “estimated usage”; also, licensed by the government to mess around with nuclear reactors. Refers to himself in third-person: “If Dan Packer were president of the United States, I would say that I'm going to band behind New Orleans.”
Musician, Director of New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Bling Cred: appeared shirtless on cover of Offbeat; answers only to “Ambassador.”
CEO, Cash Money Records
Bling Cred: His record label invented the phrase; made $80 million from selling shoes; his producer’s Rotweilers drink Moet. "Hustlin', shinin', scrapin', ballin', whatever it takes to take make somthin' outta nothin'.”
Additional information on the Bring Back New Orleans Commission is available here.
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