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"It was done so rushed and it was not done properly," Landry said. "Nobody is happy about it and law enforcement in particular is very displeased about what happened here. And I can't for the life of me understand why the legislature wasn't listening to them."
This divide was obvious in state legislator Mandie Landry's race where the state party foolishly endorsed a Democratic newcomer that ran a nasty campaign against the most progressive member of the state Legislature.
City council member Lesli Harris and New Orleans’ 91st district representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives, Mandie Landry, also delivered remarks.
State representative Mandie Landry speaks on crime amid the ending of the crime session.
Representative Landry says clear definitions are needed to ensure proper enforcement. “What’s defined as a bar? How many feet from a parade route can one carry a concealed weapon? Some of our laws in place need to be clarified.”
“Some of these people keep saying you already can’t carry one on a parade route, you already can’t carry one here, but it’s kind of vague and a lot of these things are not clear, so we need to clean up some of the language,” said Landry.
Rep. Mandie Landry attempted and failed to pass multiple amendments to the bill to designate parades as gun-free areas and increase penalties for illegal carrying of a firearm.
“Don’t you think that could result in a large loss of life if someone pulls out a gun in defense on Bourbon Street,” said Landry.
“This is the one that says you can’t have one in a parade route, band member, " said Landry.” “You also can’t have it within a thousand feet of the route.”
"It’s pretty clear these came directly from the governor and his staff that they asked people to carry them, and that’s fine, but tell us that’s what happened," Rep. Landry says.
"Yeah, it doesn't make sense why we wouldn't use something for free that would help victims and their family," said Mandie Landry, a Democratic legislator from New Orleans. "Families, and especially if other states are using it and show that not only can it be done, but it's easy and that it is helpful. Why wouldn't we do it too?"
Muscarello allowed a change Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, proposed that would prevent legislators, the governor and their immediate family members from selling execution supplies to the state. Muscarello said he believed the amendment is duplicative of existing ethics laws but allowed it regardless.
“It seems the heart of this is a lot of disagreement on what numbers show, and that is very unfortunate,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans. “I think all of us agree that data is how we need to make decisions and not feelings.”
Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, suggested the Legislature act to hold district attorneys accountable for not keeping survivors and families advised during juvenile court proceedings. Bacala said it would be challenging to find a uniform or effective punitive measure for prosecutors found to be lacking.
New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry questioned if judges asked for the minimum sentences to be raised and if the bill takes away their discretion. In Schlegel’s bill judges can sentence one five to 20 years for carjacking and 20 to 30 years if bodily injury is involved.
Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, did get support for an amendment that would bar public officials from profiting off the sale of lethal injection drugs, even as details of the companies involved in them would be sealed.
“You need time to debate, revise, and discuss these matters,” State Representative Mandie Landry said. “And the decisions that we’re making right now could change our criminal justice system for decades.”
“It doesn’t seem like many people like it, except for the NRA and the bill sponsors,” Mandie Landry said. “Law enforcement hates it, prosecutors hate it, and even in the city, there’s a couple of conservative news radio (hosts) who have been talking it through for a couple weeks now. And none of their listeners like it.
“You need to know how to use a gun. How to store it. Just how to deal with it if you’re going to have one. And allowing people to buy one and just throw it in their purse or under their shirt, is just crazy. It’s bad gun ownership.”
"There's nothing in there that helps us deter the kids, or deter sex crimes, or solve them. It's all just removing good time, punishing for more years, adding more time, and those are things that are going to keep people in prison longer, but it is not going to actually stop the crime before it happens or catch the bad guy," Mandie Landry said.
"We've fought it off for the last four years with the help, actually, of sheriff's and law enforcement, which is an interesting duo, but I don't know if we're going to be able to do it this year," Rep. Landry said. "I don't know if the sheriff's and the chiefs of police will be able to hold a coalition together like they have over the last few years."
Rep. Mandie Landry, also a Democrat said, “I do not think the public would be supportive of more gruesome methods of execution, such as hanging, which should be publicized if this occurs.”
A New Orleans legislator is questioning the proposed congressional district map favored by Governor Jeff Landry.
"Nearly the entire River District development is in House District 91, which I represent, and I have never been contacted about it," said Landry. "As both a taxpayer and an elected official, I do not like the speed or frequency of how this has unfolded."
“Everyone should pay their fair share of property taxes — including the River District development,” Landry wrote.
Louisiana State Representative and member of the Democratic party Mandie Landry gives her thoughts on how things will be in Louisiana under new administration.
“Landon is funny and has a soft, calming voice,” said Mandie Landry, a Democratic state lawmaker from New Orleans. “Very Mr. Rogers,” she added
Landry has played an active role in voting rights and making sure people have the chance to cast their ballots.