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“This is just political propaganda,” Landry said. “There are a lot of things that could’ve been done and the fact that we were not involved just shows me that this was intended to drop a bomb and make some political media on this issue.”

• House Bill 795, filed by state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, aims to resolve the city’s legal dispute with the School Board over the fee City Hall charges to collect its tax revenue.

Rep. Mandie Landry of New Orleans asked about the bill’s ultimate impact if it becomes law.

“If we do what a lot of people here want to do, what is it going to mean ultimately?” Landry asked.

A New Orleans representative is trying again with a bill that would crack down on political messaging created with the use of artificial intelligence. Democrat Mandie Landry says a bill she’s filed requires any image on political material created with AI that could deceive the recipient be clearly disclosed as such.

"It's probably for the judge to shave some judges here and there and streamline the system, but I don't think what they want to do is possible on the timeline they are submitting," said state Rep. Mandie Landry.

State Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, also expressed concern about sweeping changes to the court system. “They’re targeting the whole court system,” she said. “It’s where the clerks are, it’s the employees.”

Louisiana State Representative Mandie Landry discusses the upcoming Legislative Session, some of her legislation, and how people can be more involved.

“Allow localities to have stricter standards for new and repaired roofs, the fortified roof system, and allowing it by parish actually makes more sense,” Landry said. “And if the city could start doing that on all new construction and renovations, we would see a reduction parish wide in homeowners in just a couple of years.”

“She will reach out when she has questions or knows that I will oppose the legislation she is presenting,” Landry said in an email.

House Bill 76, authored by state Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans), would direct leadership at a sheriff’s office to immediately notify victims of the crime tied to the inmate’s imprisonment, any known witnesses and any person specified in writing by the prosecuting district attorney.

State Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, has been a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight of the Louisiana National Guard, for six years. She described the incident as a “clear overreaction” after reviewing the video of it.

"He really understands what's going on down here," said state Rep. Mandie Landry, an Uptown Democrat who is not related to the governor.

"Basically, unless your car is completely stopped, you cannot have your phone in your hands. There are some exceptions, if you need to call 911, if there's some sort of emergency," Landry said.

A coalition of state political officials, faith leaders and community organizers Dec. 10 called on the Trump administration to end its anti-immigrant campaign in South Louisiana, warning the operation is significantly harming large parts of the region while also calling on New Orleanians to stand in solidarity with those impacted.

“We do think here — and this is sort of legal chatter — that one would be left. If we have six majority Republican districts here, at least two of them would be a little purple, and that could open the door for some conservative Democrats to be elected. So we think there will be one majority-Black, majority-Democratic district and probably somewhere from New Orleans to Baton Rouge in that area.”

The first thing the new mayor will do is hire good people. People ready to work around the clock, who want to do their job and know what it requires. I'd hire an outside consultant to sift through resumes/applications to determine basic competence for the position (no political favors). Interviews probably by panel. Nothing will be accomplished if we don't have solid people in place.

“There are definitely states that are far advanced beyond us that we can figure out and not have to reinvent the wheel,” Landry said. “If someone else has already done it, we just need to see what they did and implement it here, start with the bigger parishes and then move it everywhere.”

“There haven’t always been adequate legal tools to hold bad actors accountable,” DA Williams continued. “But that changed when Representative Mandie Landry and Chief of Screening Andre Gaudin, from my office, partnered to pass updates to the state’s criminal blight law. This indictment represents the first time those new tools are being used in a courtroom to protect our communities from people who profit by ignoring them.”

"It's terrible," Landry said in an interview with USA Today Network. "They're just hurting poor women who don't have the option to go elsewhere for healthcare.

July brought a new crisis. Deputies wrongfully released 30-year-old Khalil Bryan, who faced violent charges, after confusing him with another man who shared a surname. The public wasn’t alerted for roughly 14 hours, according to a documented timeline by FOX 8. Within days, Democrat state legislator, Mandie Landry, said Hutson’s office may have violated a new law requiring immediate notification when someone leaves custody without authorization. Hutson fired two deputies and suspended five, promising tighter verification. 

"You have to have [your phone] essentially stuck to your dashboard, or I use Apple CarPlay,” Rep. Mandie Landry (D), New Orleans, said. “Whatever you use your phone for, you can’t touch it with your hands.”

At Monday's press conference, Williams lauded New Orleans Democratic State Rep. Mandie Landry for championing legislation in 2023 that gave prosecutors the tools to file the charges.

“It appears that she broke that law, and what that would amount to is, it could be malfeasance,” Landry said.

“I think it’s a perfect example of our upside-down tax policy,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, a legislator who voted against the bill and is a member of the House committee that oversees tax policy.   

“We are giving tax breaks to people who own very expensive boats but we can’t give tax breaks to people who own cheap cars or who have expensive insurance policy premiums,” she said.

STATE REP. MANDIE LANDRY (D), LOUISIANA: Religion in the classrooms that seemed like that was decided a long time ago. It's definitely promoting religion, period, and promoting Christianity, and not everyone, not every kid, you know, subscribes to those religions.

“We always know, those of us in office, that something like that is possible, but to actually see that happen. And for me to see it happen to a very liberal female Democratic pro-choice legislator, really kind of hit home,” Landry said.

Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, one of the few votes against HB358, said she wanted to vote for the bill but could not due to desperate texts from her constituents.

"We did all this stuff about auto insurance, but we have done almost nothing about homeowners insurance this year, and we might have done stuff in the past, but it keeps getting worse and worse. I have that experience myself," Rep. Mandie Landry (D - New Orleans) said. 

"They sent me some of the emails, 'This will eliminate more than 100 pharmacies, this will harm people's ability to manage life-threatening conditions like organ transplants or cancer. This puts the lives of Louisiana patients at risk.'," Representative Mandie Landry said. "CVS, you should be so ashamed, because you are scaring people."

"We have about $8 billion in tax incentives and tax breaks that we give away every year, and we don't really know if we're getting the return on investment for that money," Landry said, touting the bill's bipartisan support.