“It was always a concern, but it never seemed to get to the level of worry before,” Landry said. “But now with what happened last week, at this point anything's on the table and I think we need to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best.”
Read MoreMandie speaks at the ribbon-cutting of a new neighborhood touchless market EZGo, opening in District 91.
Read MoreThe letter builds on October’s House Concurrent Resolution 30, authored by Rep. Mandie Landry (D-91), which urged Congress “to take such actions as are necessary to pass a stimulus plan that includes funds for unemployment, housing, local government, struggling businesses, education, and health care.” HCR30 passed by a bipartisan vote of 84-10 in the House and a unanimous 35-0 vote in the Senate.
Read MoreMeanwhile, one woman was seen on camera lying in bed, hugging a stuffed animal, and there were other verbal disruptions at times.
“This hearing is so messy,” state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, tweeted as it progressed.
Read MoreAnd while it’s not ideal that many of us have to vote in person in the middle of a global pandemic, we’re really getting a kick out of seeing your festive masks, including this one rocked by Rep. Mandie Landry.
Read MoreAccording to a statement from State Rep. Mandie Landry, Democrat of New Orleans, “Emergency response experts have said that even a temporary cancellation of the governor’s emergency order would likely terminate all of Louisiana’s agreements with FEMA. We could lose billions in federal aid that provides medical services, COVID testing, food banks and so many other important items that we are depending on in this crisis.”
Read More“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.”
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreLandry 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreRep. 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.
Read More“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.”
Read More“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.”
Read MoreLandry, who lives in New Orleans, says debate over absentee ballots is the big issue, creating a political battle.
Read More"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
Read More“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.
Read MoreMandie Landry joins Tommy Tucker to talk about Louisiana's voting options for the November election. Will we see more options when the election nears?
Read More"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."
Read MoreDistrict 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.
Read More“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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