
Clancy DuBos
Political Columnist at Gambit
Political Analyst at WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA)
Political Analyst at WUPL-TV (New Orleans, LA)
New Orleans native, Gambit political columnist, outdoorsman. My ideas of heaven: Montana in summer, N.O. food year-round. RTs not endorsements.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Clancy DuBos
Much has been written — deservedly so — about Bubby Henry’s transformative impact on the arc of Louisiana politics and government during his tenure as House speaker, chair of the 1973 constitutional convention, lobbyist and statesman. Not enough has been said of the man himself. A self-styled “country lawyer,” Bubba represented the closest Louisiana has ever come to its own Abe Lincoln, partly because of his imposing physical presence but more so because of his keen political and people skills.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
nola.com | Clancy DuBos
The old saw that no one is safe in life, liberty or property as long as the Louisiana Legislature is in session was never truer than in Gov. Jeff Landry’s hastily called — and even more frantically concluded — special session on tax reform. In the final hours, lawmakers had little-to-no clear idea what they voted for, other than getting out of Baton Rouge in time to keep their pre-Thanksgiving travel plans. It’ll be interesting to see what happens once voters realize what’s about to change.
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Nov 23, 2024 |
nola.com | Clancy DuBos
Only the rarest of people truly leave a mark on their chosen fields. Rarer still are those whose legacies impact, in a markedly positive way, multiple fields. The late U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan was one of those rarest of the rare. What set Berrigan apart, even more than her professional accomplishments, was the way she treated people — with unconditional compassion, kindness and, perhaps most disarming of all, good humor.
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Nov 20, 2024 |
nola.com | Clancy DuBos
Irony can have a balancing, even curative effect on the governing process. Case in point: The Louisiana Senate, which killed some of Gov. Jeff Landry’s worst ideas in previous legislative sessions, rescued the governor’s ambitious tax reform plan after House members balked at a key portion of it. Landry rightly pitched his plan as a package, asking lawmakers to adopt it in toto.
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Nov 19, 2024 |
nola.com | Clancy DuBos
Irony can have a balancing, even curative effect on the governing process. Case in point: The Louisiana Senate, which killed some of Gov. Jeff Landry’s worst ideas in previous legislative sessions, now presents the governor’s best hope of rescuing his ambitious tax reform plan. Landry has rightly pitched his plan as a package that lawmakers must adopt in toto for it to work.
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