“We are supposed to protect the elderly – not somebody who is trying to make more money off the elderly,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, who opposed the bill.
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Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) teamed up with Rep. Debbie Villio (R-Kenner) and Governor Jeff Landry’s Office to push the bill.
It requires the sheriff or their team to “immediately notify”:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections
State police
All police departments in the parish
Any known witnesses
Any known victims
Local media outlets
“Unnecessary, grossly incompetent escape of inmates in New Orleans on Friday, really unacceptable,” said New Orleans democratic representative Mandie Landry in a social media video.
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State Representative Mandie Landry comments on various local bills including insurance and abortion.
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Asked by committee member Rep. Mandie Landry (D) about evidence showing that people sometimes substitute marijuana for alcohol, Hall said “the only study I really have on that” was a Yale study of veterans that found marijuana “caused exaggeration of the PTSD.”
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“So this isn’t necessarily about benefits, it’s about informing people to the government so that they can be deported?” asked Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans).
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“What we’re seeing is real simple,” she said. “The tax goes up, smoking use goes down, health outcomes go up.”
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"What we're seeing is simple, tax goes up, smoking use goes down, health outcomes go up," Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans said.
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The House Ways and Means Committee will be talking about a measure to bump up the tax by a dollar a pack on cigarettes. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says Louisiana ranks among the states with the lowest tobacco taxes, and she thinks it's time for a change.
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Today, the House Ways and Means Committee will hear a bill that would increase the tax on cigarettes by one dollar. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is the author of the legislation. As it stands, Louisiana ranks among the states with the lowest tobacco taxes, and Landry believes it’s time for change.
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State Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) also prefiled House Bill 609, which would require the SWBNO to create a stormwater fee with a rate approved by the state’s Public Service Commission. Last year, SWBNO said it was working on its own plan for a stormwater fee.
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The governor has cast suspicion on Temple’s opposition to the bill, repeating an argument Rep. Mandie Landry made earlier in the hearing when she suggested to the governor that politicians usually don’t shy away from gaining more power.
Read MoreIn a pivotal move that could reshape how crime victims are treated in Louisiana’s criminal justice system, State Representative Mandie Landry has introduced House Bill 479, a sweeping piece of legislation that aims to establish a first-of-its-kind Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights and a comprehensive victim services system across the state.
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“I get a lot of questions from people asking why can’t homeowners be capped like flood insurance essentially is, and I think this actually would be good for transparency,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans.
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Newell Normand interviews Rep. Mandie about the 2025 Legislative Session
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The ask is on top of the more than $4 million that New Orleans councilmembers and state Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) already dedicated to the lab.
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The city allocated $3 million to tackle the issue, and State Rep. Mandie Landry successfully pushed for an additional $1.3 million from the state, allowing law enforcement officials to outsource DNA testing on a larger scale.
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“Destroyed”
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