Analyst: Duplessis rising despite late start to mayoral campaign

We’re 10-and-a-half weeks away from the New Orleans mayor’s election, and New Orleans city council member Helena Moreno has a comfortable lead in the race. However, the latest entrant into the contest has made a strong showing so far.

According to one political analyst, Duplessis’s rise doesn’t bode well for another candidate.

“This is not good news for (Oliver) Thomas,” Clancy Dubos said, noting that Thomas has been campaigning privately and openly for the mayor’s office for the last year…

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