John Maginnis (Louisiana political writer)
| John James Maginnis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1948 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | May 25, 2014 (aged 66) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Blood disorder |
| Residence |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Journalist; Author; Commentator |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie Drinkwater Maginnis |
| Children | No children |
| Parent(s) | Edward Joseph and Inez Blancq Maginnis |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John James Maginnis (March 17, 1948 – May 25, 2014) was a writer of columns and commentaries on current political events in his native Louisiana. Maginnis' column, always the most current analysis of a political event in Louisiana, appeared in newspapers and other sources statewide. His web site is read by political analysts nationwide as a barometer of governmental trends and events in Louisiana.
Maginnis was one of four children born in Baton Rouge to Edward Joseph Maginnis and the former Inez Blancq. He was married to the former Jackie Drinkwater; his surviving siblings are Renee Maginnis Dole of Baton Rouge; Kathleen Maginnis Bierman and her husband, Leslie, of Weston, Connecticut; and Dr. Michael John Maginnis and his wife, Mary Kendall, of Baton Rouge. Maginnis attended in Baton Rouge Sacred Heart Catholic School and later Catholic High School and Louisiana State University, where he was the editor of the student newspaper, The Daily Reveille. In 2000, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the LSU Douglas Manship School of Mass Communications.
He served in the United States Navy in the Philippine Islands during the Vietnam War.
After military service, Maginnis became a correspondent in Baton Rouge for The Catholic Commentator.He began his coverage of Louisiana political events in 1972. He has written three books: (1) The Last Hayride (1984) concerned the rise of Democrat Edwin Edwards to a then-unprecedented third nonconsecutive term as governor by unseating Republican David C. Treen in 1983; (2) Cross to Bear (1992) narrated the controversial general election of 1991 when Edwards, thought to be politically finished, re-entered the governorship for a fourth term by coming up as the remaining alternative to David Duke, and (3) The Politics of Reform.
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