Louisiana HR 383: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his retirement after five decades in journalism

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HLS 25RS-4420 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 383
BY REPRESENTATIVES HILFERTY, BOYD, BRAUD, GREEN, HUGHES, ILLG,
KERNER, MANDIE LANDRY, LYONS, NEWELL, STAGNI, THOMAS, AND
WILLARD
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his retirement after
five decades in journalism
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his retirement after five decades in
3 journalism.
4 WHEREAS, Clancy DuBos is the former owner and current political editor of
5 Gambit, a New Orleans-based free alternative weekly newspaper; he forged an incredibly
6 influential career spanning five decades in New Orleans journalism and retires as an
7 institution of the Crescent City's media and politics; and
8 WHEREAS, Clancy was born and raised in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans and
9 graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1972; he earned a bachelor of arts in history from
10 the University of New Orleans in 1976 and completed a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola
11 University New Orleans College of Law in 1993; and
12 WHEREAS, Clancy began his career in journalism in 1973 as an eighteen-year-old
13 intern at The Times Picayune, where he covered some of the year's biggest stories, including
14 The UpStairs Lounge fire and an election that brought sweeping changes to the city's court
15 officials and saw the rise of Harry Connick as district attorney; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. DuBos established himself as a fair and honest journalist, and his
17 strong sense of integrity has earned deep trust among political sources; throughout his
18 extensive career, he has written columns criticizing New Orleans mayors and Louisiana
19 governors for their controversies but also praising them for their positive contributions to the
20 city and state; and
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HLS 25RS-4420 ORIGINAL
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. DuBos and his wife, Margo, purchased Gambit in February 1991
2 and operated the alternative-weekly newspaper for twenty-seven years before selling the
3 publication in 2018; after selling Gambit, he continued to serve as a columnist and as the
4 paper's political editor; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. DuBos serves as the on-air political commentator for WWL-TV
6 (CBS) in New Orleans; he has appeared as an expert on Louisiana politics on numerous
7 network radio and television talk shows, including Washington Week in Review, NPR, The
8 Today Show, Dateline NBC, and local radio talk shows; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. DuBos has received journalism awards from the Press Club of New
10 Orleans, the Louisiana Press Association, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and
11 the Associated Press Association of Louisiana and Mississippi; and
12 WHEREAS, outside of his professional life, Mr. DuBos is an avid outdoorsman who
13 enjoys hunting and fishing in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Montana, and he and his wife have
14 two sons, Brandin and Will; and
15 WHEREAS, Clancy DuBos is a true pillar of the state's journalistic community
16 whose work is defined by honesty and integrity above all, and he is most deserving of the
17 highest recognition for his many achievements as a political journalist.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
19 Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his
20 retirement after five decades in journalism and does hereby express enduring appreciation
21 for his contributions to political journalism in the city of New Orleans and the state of
22 Louisiana.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 383 Original 2025 Regular Session Hilferty
Commends Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his retirement after five decades in journalism.
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