In what may not be the biggest, but one of the most interesting and intriguing coups for the city of New Orleans, a convention has moved the site of its scheduled annual gathering way down yonder, from Detroit to New Orleans. The story the group is trying to avoid continues to get juicier.

The National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) recently changed the location of their annual gathering, which draws as many as 2500 mayors and staff, citing a scandal involving text messages.

The Detroit City Council on Tuesday asked Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick to resign because of evidence that he lied under oath and tried to cover up an extramarital affair with his former chief of staff Christine Beatty, whereas they allegedly exchanged cell phone text messages using city accounts. Kilpatrick has said he will not step down.

At a deposition in a lawsuit filed against the city by a whistle-blower, Kilpatrick denied he had an affair. Yet evidence has surfaced that he may have lied under oath, which would be a felony charge.

But that wasn’t the only thing held over Kilpatrick’s head. Recently, during his state of the city address, Kilpatrick said the media had a “lynch-mob” mentality toward him, and he used the “N” word to describe racial messages he said were directed at him. Detroit was the same city where the NAACP held a “funeral” for the “N” word, with Kilpatrick participating in ceremonies.

In light of a chocolate-loving mayor who recently said he is “vagina-friendly” will the New Orleans city council ask Mayor C. Ray Nagin to step down? While this can hardly be considered a scandal, the “V” word was still on everyone’s mind and barely out of his lips as Nagin made his annual trek to Washington, D.C.

One can only hope this revelation does not make conventioneers, businesses, or federal lawmakers alter decisions to hold conventions, do business, or help with recovery in New Orleans.