AltWeeklies Wire
Same-Sex Marriage in Louisiananew
A setback for same-sex marriage proponents, but plaintiffs vow an appeal.
Why Bobby Jindal Will Never, Ever Be Presidentnew
Counting down the reasons that the governor of Louisiana will never move into the White House.
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Election 2016
Ray Nagin: The Final Chapternew
The final act for the former mayor of New Orleans — if he ever goes to trial.
The Big Oil Lawsuit and Wetlands War in Louisiananew
A Southeast Louisiana flood control board is suing Big Oil for its role in wetlands loss.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
07-30-2013 |
Environment
The Fall of Ray Naginnew
For all his talk of "changing the paradigm" at New Orleans City Hall, former Mayor Ray Nagin's arc from telegenic reformer to accused crook followed an all-too-familiar plot line: He started out full of ideals and good intentions, and then, step by step, one small seduction and compromise at a time, proceeded down his personal road to perdition.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
02-04-2013 |
Commentary
Tags: Ray Nagin
Winnas, Loozas ... and Hanging Chadsnew
Clancy DuBos on the elections: who came out on top, and who didn't come out at all.
Tags: Louisiana Politics, mitch landrieu
The Brady Crunch: Leon Cannizzaronew
Clancy DuBos and Kevin Allman talk to Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, whose office is struggling with a history of not turning over "Brady material" to defense lawyers — a matter that's reached the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Holy Doughnew
A nonprofit controlled by a New Orleans area televangelist got $200,000 in state money to build a drug treatment center -- but no center was ever built.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
10-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Meals, Wheels and $49,000new
Louisiana state representative John LaBruzzo's ethics filings show that he's spent $49,000 of his campaign funds on food and auto expenses since 2009.
O, Bobby Jindal, Where Art Thou?new
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's national ambitions are leaving his constituents in the dust.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
04-26-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Louisiana, Bobby Jindal
How Will the GOP Govern?new
Thanks to a handful of recent Democratic defections as well as several imminent special elections, the GOP is poised to control both houses of the Louisiana Legislature when its lawmakers gather in late April.
Tags: GOP, Bobby Jindal
Ray Nagin Still Factors Into the New Orleans Mayor's Race, as a Reverse Barometernew
New Orleans voters may not know just yet what they want in their next mayor, but they definitely know what they don't want: another Ray Nagin. Polls and campaign strategies bear that out as candidates try to distinguish themselves not only from one another but also from the hugely unpopular, term-limited mayor.
Ray Nagin's Legacy Is in Questionnew
With only 49 weeks remaining in his term, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin doesn't have much time to show he has learned how to follow through on his promises.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: New Orleans, Ray Nagin
