WBRZ - Baton Rouge

NEW ORLEANS - A judge has postponed a sentencing hearing for a Louisiana businessman linked to a federal probe of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

Frank Fradella pleaded guilty in June to making a $50,000 payoff to a former city official in exchange for favorable treatment for his business interests. Authorities haven't identified that official, but court documents said the official served during a period matching Nagin's tenure in office.

U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan didn't give a reason Tuesday for moving Fradella's sentencing hearing from Nov. 7 to March 13.

Nagin hasn't been charged in the case.

Prosecutors said Fradella provided truckloads of free granite to the official. Nagin and his two sons obtained a contract to install granite countertops for local Home Depot stores after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.