AltWeeklies Wire
Mary Landrieu Heads to Runoff in La.new
As was widely predicted by pollsters, Sen. Mary Landrieu's fourth bid for the Senate ended short of victory Tuesday night. Neither she nor her Republican opponent, Rep. Bill Cassidy, could crack the 50 percent margin necessary to avoid a runoff.
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.
David Vitter's Resurrectionnew
How Louisiana's junior senator has emerged as a powerbroker in Baton Rouge.
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
The "New" Bobby Jindalnew
How the Louisiana governor's current reinvention tracks with his past.
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Bobbby Jindal 2016
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 Jindal Administration and "Deliberative Process"new
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's favorite excuse for ignoring public document requests.
Voter ID Lawsnew
Voter ID laws have become a political flashpoint in what's gearing up to be another close election year. Supporters say the laws — which 30 states have now enacted in some form — are needed to combat voter fraud, while critics see them as a tactic to disenfranchise voters. We've taken a step back to look at the facts behind the laws and break down the issues at the heart of the debate.
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.
The Mess at New Orleans Municipal Courtnew
An overtaxed New Orleans court system is facing more cases — and budget cuts — in 2012.
Politics-a-Troisnew
The race for Louisiana lieutenant governor is the nastiest around -- and the portal into a steamy three-way fight for the heart of the state GOP.
Tags: Elections, Louisiana GOP
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.
