“We were surprised to see that,” said state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans. “By we, I mean everyone.” Perkins, she said, “is a superstar and will go far in life.” She called Richmond’s endorsement “pretty shocking. I don’t know why.”
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When businesses illegally misclassify employees as independent contractors, it strips the worker of those protections and cheats the government out of tax revenue, which, Landry pointed out, can lead to higher taxes on businesses that follow the law.
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Landry said her proposed penalties are lower than the amounts assessed in many other states. Louisiana is the only state that lets first-time offenders off with a warning, Dejoie said.
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When questioned by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, Harris said he would have brought the measure regardless of his race for Congress. Still, he said he included the legislation on his campaign website to inform voters that he was against “radicals” defunding the police.
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Rep. Mandie Landry, D- New Orleans, said Harris is touting this bill to attract attention as he runs for U.S. Congress in Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District, and pointing out that he touts the bill on his campaign website.
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“While her science-denying colleagues across the aisle generate headlines for their refusal to wear face masks during a pandemic, Landry, who has only just begun her political journey, has remained focused on helping the state’s vulnerable populations.”
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“The only reason our economies haven’t suffered more is because we had millions in federal aid,” Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, said. “We’re going to need that money.”
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Landry, who lives in New Orleans, says debate over absentee ballots is the big issue, creating a political battle.
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"His job is to make sure people’s right to vote is protected, and for him to blame it on the governor when it’s his job, I don’t buy it,” said State Representative Mandie Landry
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“Federal courts around the country this year have expanded voting rights due to COVID for the reason that we all want them expanded,” Landry said.
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Mandie Landry joins Tommy Tucker to talk about Louisiana's voting options for the November election. Will we see more options when the election nears?
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"Louisiana continues to have some of the most restrictive voting options in the country during the COVID crisis. Why?" said state Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat who has advocated for an expansion of absentee voting. "It says a lot that the secretary would release a 22-page plan the day before public comments are due, that is a rollback of voting options from the summer elections."
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District 91 Rep. Mandie Landry will be hosting the next Mandieland Town Hall on Monday (Aug. 17) at 7 p.m. Topics include the back-to-school landscape and holding an election during a pandemic. Landry’s guests will include education advocate Rep. Tammy Phelps of Shreveport; Democratic organizer Lynda Woolard; local business owner Nick Reed of Get Up and Ride NOLA; and longtime family law attorney and judicial candidate LaKeisha Jefferson.
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“For them to just lie to their constituents and say if you can go to Wal-Mart you can vote, not everyone goes to Wal-Mart, not everyone is capable of going to the grocery store,” Landry said. “They might not be able to leave their house.”
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Democratic New Orleans state Reps. Mandie Landry and Matthew Willard are co-chairs of Better Road Louisiana PAC
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“Washington’s efforts to combat the coronavirus shows how completely broken it is, and Sen. Cassidy continues to turn his back on the people of Louisiana during this dangerous time,” Better Road Louisiana co-chairs, state Reps. Mandie Landry and Matthew Willard, both New Orleans Democrats, said Wednesday in a prepared statement.
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WDSU interviews Mandie about the issues frontline workers are facing when trying to apply for essential worker hazard pay rebate.
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Landry joined other members of the Louisiana Democratic Party; they are planning to file suit against the Secretary of State’s office.
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Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, left, speaks with Rep. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, on the House floor in the final hours of Louisiana's special legislative session, on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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“Like all modern abortion restrictions, the law that was challenged had nothing to do with the safety of women, and everything to do with making abortion access inaccessible and burdensome, particularly for poor women and women of color.”
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