In Baton Rouge, Mandie works on legislation that is both principled and practical.
Representative Mandie Landry was sworn into the Louisiana House of Representatives on January 13, 2020. As a freshman Democratic legislator, she’s become a force in Baton Rouge in every possible way: scoring money for her district and city for the S&WB and flood protection, juvenile justice, and education; fiercely defending reproductive rights; and expanding maternal health care by $20 million dollars a year.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Mandie’s working-class, union family encouraged her to succeed academically. The first in her family to graduate from college and law school, she was awarded academic scholarships to the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown Law School. Mandie moved back home to New Orleans when her father was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a terminal workplace illness caused by asbestos.
Mandie has been a practicing attorney for almost 20 years, in both Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, representing both civil and criminal clients. As a lawyer, Mandie has represented an abortion clinic, a fertility clinic, and minors seeking permission from the court to have an abortion. This experience assists her in being a state legislative leader in reproductive rights.
Mandie has put career as a practicing attorney to good use by becoming a skilled legislator. In Baton Rouge, Mandie works on legislation that is both principled and practical. As a member of the minority Democratic Party in a super majority Republican legislature, she’s worked across the aisle to pass sensible legislation and to educate her colleagues on progressive issues important to New Orleans. Mandie works independently of the Capitol’s army of lobbyists and special interests to do what District 91 elected her to do: stand up for those without a voice and protect our city at all costs.
Education
University of Notre Dame, 2000
Georgetown University Law Center, 2005
Representative Mandie Landry Delivers for District 91 and New Orleans
Won bi-partisan support on legislation to reduce gun violence and crime
Secured an additional $20 million per year for health care for new moms, a badly needed resource post-Roe
Allocated millions for improved drainage and flood protection in District 91, and disaster emergency power for the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
Fought for the rights of women to have safe abortion care and fertility treatments
Advocated for the protection of the LGBTQ+ community and trans youth
Investigated and uncovered alleged wrongdoing by Louisiana State Police in the beating death of motorist Ronald Greene