 His website 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.