Louisiana lawmakers to consider bill related to inmates released from jail by mistake

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.

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Louisiana National Guard shoves man to ground on Bourbon Street, raising questions about practices

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.

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New law regarding handheld devices while driving now being enforced

"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.

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New Orleans faith and culture leaders call for end to anti-immigrant raids

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.

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Louisiana lawmakers open special session to delay 2026 elections

“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.”

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Voter Priorities: What New Orleanians say they want from their next mayor

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.

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Death of 12 year old sparks calls for special needs alert system in Louisiana

“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.”

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District Attorney Announces Historic Indictment Under New Criminal Blight Law

“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.”

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From Progressive Promise to Political Peril: The Unraveling of Sheriff Susan Hutson

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. 

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Louisiana aims for safer roads with new hands-free driving rule

"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.”

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

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.

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With no public debate, Louisiana enacts sales tax break on luxury boats

“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.

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CNN - Ten Commandments

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.

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Louisiana lawmakers condemn Minnesota shootings that killed former House Speaker

“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.

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Louisiana pharmacy bill stirs fierce debate, prompts CVS texts warning of closures

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.

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Legislative Session Nears End: Have lawmakers done enough to address home insurance costs?

"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. 

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