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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
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
Louisiana Democrats Past, Present and Futurenew
Edwin Edwards and John Breaux represent the Democratic Party in Louisiana's past and Caroline Fayard, John Bel Edwards, Karen Carter Peterson and others hold the hope for the future.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-01-2011 |
Commentary
Adeiu, Ray Naginnew
The final installment of Gambit's three-part series bidding farewell to the outgoing mayor of New Orleans.
Gambit |
Chris Rose |
04-28-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Ray Nagin
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
The Wolf Is at Louisiana's Doornew
The task of balancing public needs and citizens' tolerance for taxes is never easy, but Louisiana politicians seem to have a knack for making it even more difficult.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
At the New Orleans City Council, Mother Knows Bestnew
New Orleans City Council president Jackie Clarkson proved last week why she earns comparisons to the legendary Lindy Boggs, who will always rank as the most gracious politician ever to have served Louisiana.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
05-20-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Jackie Clarkson, New Orleans
All-Seeing Eyes: Traffic Camerasnew
Traffic cameras add a lot of money to government coffers, but do they make the roads any safer?
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
05-05-2009 |
Commentary
Good for Louisiana?new
Are Gov. Bobby Jindal's constant fundraising and posturing for national GOP audiences good for Louisiana?
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
04-24-2009 |
Commentary
Has the Army Corps of Engineers Learned Nothing Since Hurricane Katrina?new
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is setting up New Orleans for failure by favoring the cheapest possible option for building pumping stations, which would leave the city dependent on the same defective system that failed so utterly during Hurricane Katrina.
Gambit |
David Winkler Schmit |
04-14-2009 |
Commentary
Institutional Inertia: The Corps of Engineersnew
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to draft a Congress-mandated plan for Category 5 hurricane protection and coastal restoration for Louisiana. It's time for the president to step in.
Gambit |
Gambit Weekly Staff |
03-17-2009 |
Commentary
Bobby Jindal's Ethics Reform: The Governor's New Clothesnew
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ran for office on ethics reform, but three months ago he began concentrating on other priorities -- like not running for president.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-17-2009 |
Commentary
Talking Trash: Ray Nagin and City Sanitationnew
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gets what he wants from the city council with threats and strong-arm tactics, but how much do his victories cost the city.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
02-17-2009 |
Commentary
Bobby Jindal: On the Road Againnew
As an unprecedented $2 billion shortfall eats away at health care and higher education and state government braces for lockdown, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hits the road on predominantly PR junkets.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
The Departure of New Orleans' Inspector Generalnew
New Orleans Inspector General Robert Cerasoli's resignation is a blow to a city yearning for reform. But from the start, Cerasoli faced an intransigent city government that seemed to block his every move.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
