“This decision by the bond commission may harm many innocent people and entities if allowed to stand - because of bad politics. Covid is real and continues to spread like wildfire in Louisiana. Punishing the city because some people refuse to accept science is a no-win situation for the whole state.”
Read MoreBY AIMEE ADATTO FREEMAN and MANDIE LANDRY: PUBLISHED AUG 20, 2021
Read MoreThere was also a poll in the field last week that included questions about U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, who is up for re-election next year. That poll featured a horse race query about Kennedy versus Democratic state Rep. Mandie Landry of New Orleans.
Read MoreRep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat and a lawyer who has worked on reproductive rights cases, said in an interview with Gambit that minors in smaller towns have greater risks in this situation.
Read MoreThe lawsuit was filed on behalf of six women who faced hardships from the pandemic and were relying on the next five weeks of federal payments to keep them and their children from experiencing poverty, homelessness and hunger, according to affidavits submitted to the court. Among the attorneys filing the litigation was Democratic state Rep. Mandie Landry, of New Orleans.
Read MoreVideos posted to social media, including by Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat, show Capitol security forcibly removing at least five protesters from the balcony, as they screamed in opposition to One of the protesters waved a transgender flag before being escorted off the balcony.
Read More"These are red meat, base... Trumpy issues that we don't really get here in New Orleans, but we see them elsewhere, which just shows when you instill fear in people and lie to them... they will override what even law enforcement is telling them, which is that this is incredibly dangerous," Landry said.
Read MoreDuring Thursday's debate, Representative Mandie Landry had a similar concern, saying it would open up student-athletes to questionable behavior from coaches.
Read MoreThe Louisiana House voted 95-0 for Landry’s legislation, House Bill 468, but the Senate Finance Committee said the bill was too expensive to approve. Expanding postpartum access would have cost Louisiana between $4.3 million and $4.6 million in state funding annually over the next five years.
Read MoreLandry was able to build a coalition of support for her proposal made up of former and current sex workers, public health officials, and what she described as the “Black feminist-led organization,” Women with a Vision. She said she was surprised during the process how many people in government supported her efforts.
Read More“I just can’t believe you’re doing this, turning down federal unemployment for people who have had the hardest year of their life,” Rep. Mandie Landry, a Democrat from New Orleans, said during the House debate on the measure.
Read More(Video inside) "For this to be dismissed as some sort of compromise when it's actually real people being affected – show some compassion," state Rep. Mandie Landry told WDSU.
Read More(Video linked) Last week, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber said it asked state leaders to end participation in the enhancement program before it’s scheduled to end in September.
Read More“I just really can’t believe you’re doing this – turning down federal unemployment for people who just had the hardest year of their lives,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans. She dismissed the theory that the $300 extra was keeping the unemployed out of the workforce.
Read MoreLegislation by state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, also advanced through the committee. House Bill 301 creates a refundable tax credit for burial expenses if a woman dies from pregnancy complications.
Read MoreLandry pointed out that this data is already available to the Health Department by means of an audit. The bill would give LDH the information yearly regardless of an audit.
Read More“This report dives into an important issue impacting people across Louisiana: access to healthcare,” said La. State Representative Mandie Landry, D-Dist. 91. “As legislators, it is essential for us to bring people together so that we can solve the complex problems we face. All of my constituents deserve equal representation, no matter where they are living.”
Read MoreAfter the House passed the bill, Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, tweeted, “Do I have this right? Discrimination that is ok with #lalege: gender, race, hair. Discrimination that is apparently not ok: refusing a vaccine, wearing a mask, anything to do with guns.”
Read More“Landry, who after the meeting said she is optimistic about pushing through legislation next year to address issues highlighted in the report, said she is particularly “bothered'' by the medical co-pay.”
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