SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
by Frank Donze - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

(N.O. Mayor Ray) Nagin has made no secret of his distaste for WWL-TV's news operation.

In a memorable tirade in February during his last prescheduled appearance on the station's news programs, Nagin called WWL's coverage of his administration "vindictive" and "personal."

Shortly after that outburst, in which he also threatened to "cold cock" anyone who "approaches me wrong," Nagin changed channels. He's been making biweekly appearances since then on WVUE, the Fox affiliate, rather than CBS affiliate WWL, easily the city's top-rated station.

So it was a surprise to some to see that when it came time to promote Stone Age Granite and Marble, the countertop company formed by Nagin and his two sons, the firm decided to buy time on WWL's sister station, Channel 15. A block of ads featuring a woman who announces that "Stone Age rocks!" began running recently.

Nagin has declined to say much about the company, one of three granite installers used by Home Depot in the New Orleans region. He has described himself as the company's financier and said the enterprise is run by, and mostly owned by, his two sons, Jeremy, 23, and Jarin, 21.