Rep. Landry’s bill would make it illegal for public companies or departments to not hire someone because they have a medical marijuana card. It would not, however, prevent those companies from reprimanding an employee who is impaired or using while on the job.
Read MoreSome of the lawmakers who opposed the bill asked Landry to define specific practices she wants to prohibit. She’s expected to do so and bring the bill back for another vote.
Read MoreLandry and the host of medical professionals, social workers — even some members of the clergy — who spoke in support of the bill detailed the physical and psychological harms that come from the practice.
Read More"This is not something that works, and on the opposite side, it’s actually extremely harmful for children," Landry said, adding that the suicide rate is four times higher for LGBTQ youth.
Read More“People who live in different areas of the state have different needs, different desires,” said Landry. “We have state preemption on a whole lot of issues.”
Read More“Some of it can be used to elevate homes, for example, but a lot of it is drainage, levees, larger projects. It is basically free and clear for the state to decide who it goes to,” Rep. Landry said.
Read MoreRep. Mandie Landry, a Democrat who represents New Orleans, sponsored the bill. She told WDSU that the measure would allow city leaders to take proactive steps to address challenges that are unique to New Orleans.
Read MoreWhile Landry did not disagree that a sheriff’s experience matters, she also held that the bill is a “good governance measure,” and said the majority of voters favor term limits for elected officials, citing a poll of voters from multiple states on congressional term limits.
Read MoreFollowing the vote, Landry said in a statement she was “shocked that the committee would not pass a common sense bill that was made better by the Department of Corrections.”
Read MoreBackers of the bill said it would help fight increasing violent crime by helping prevent gun trafficking or the use of guns at large events where alcohol is consumed — in a city known for its large public festivals, sporting events and Bourbon Street nightlife.
Read MoreTestifying before the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure on March 29, Landry and Magee said HB-160 is a direct response to issues they observed after Hurricane Ida.
Read MoreThe Louisiana House voted 100-0 Wednesday for a bill that would prevent property owners from evicting tenants forced to abandon their homes after a hurricane without going through the typical court process.
Read MoreAt the hearing in the House Committee on Criminal Justice Administration on Wednesday, Landry said people in custody should not be forced to spend days worth of wages on medical care, and that “on principle that the state has an obligation to provide medical care for the people who are incarcerated.”
Read More“This bill would allow Orleans Parish to pass gun laws that go beyond what the state currently allows,” Landry said. “Right now the city cannot do this due to state preemption laws. If this bill passes, city government would work with stakeholders to pass local laws regulating guns that the city as a whole would want to see passed.”
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Ida, many tenants were evicted in a matter of days and given few options to remove possessions after they evacuated. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry’s bill will give lessees at least a month, after a Federally declared disaster, before property owners can file legal proceedings.
Read More“There’s already plenty of laws that say you can’t hurt someone and that you can’t attack a police officer,” Landry said. “To keep adding on extra penalties, extra situations, seems like it’s just designed to chill behavior, to further scare people, and to broaden the net.”
Read MoreRep. Mandie Landry said LGBTQ youth "have it hard enough. As adults, we should show them compassion and acceptance, not disdain and disapproval."
Read More“I think we all need to keep an eye on what's going on in the insurance industry,” State Rep. Mandie Landry said. “The fact is, you can't offer somebody $10,000 when they have $100,000 worth of damage.”
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