State Rep. Mandie Landry, of New Orleans, left the Democratic Party late last year, in part over frustrations with Bernhardt’s leadership. Landry currently has no party affiliation.
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“There’s nothing to show that she’d be a strong, principled governor because she hasn’t been a strong, principled chair,” Landry said.
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State Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat, took to Twitter and noted New York lawmakers make almost 10 times more than Louisiana lawmakers. “Even $40,000 per year would be a substantial difference for us,” she said. “Maybe things would look different here if all Louisiana residents had the capability to run for the Legislature.”
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Anonymous users posting reaction to the law on the New Orleans subreddit hailed Landry for opposing it, and warned of its unintended consequences, including potential legal costs to the state of defending it in court, amid other perils.
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"It just lends itself to absurd implications," Landry told The Center Square. "The question is what is pornography or obscenity, who gets to decide, and how is that enforced? So much of that is in the eye of the beholder."
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Landry, an attorney, also pointed out that the law runs into more existential First Amendment questions that may render it both unconstitutional and unenforceable. And besides, she says, there are already many perfectly effective parental control systems out there.
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The policy, which affects charter schools citywide, seeks to standardize how pregnant students are supported no matter the school, said Orleans Parish School Board member Katie Baudouin.
Read More“I mean we’re always going to try to expand it and clarify issues in the next session. And I think this group, it’s such a diverse group, they’ve been working really hard. I think they’re going to come up with some good practical suggestions,” said Rep. Landry (D).
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Created through a resolution Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) sponsored, the task force has spent months looking at other states’ laws to draft proposals.
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To most observers, little besides race and gender separates Royce Duplessis and Mandie Landry as the two liberal Democratic state representatives compete for a Louisiana Senate seat on Nov. 8.
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Today, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, and Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, chaired a meeting with state legislative leaders from states that have banned abortion.
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With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician. A new state panel is searching for solutions to this potential problem that will protect workers and employers.
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As New Orleans Democrats, state Reps. Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis agree on plenty – including the firmly held view that women should have the right to an abortion.
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Karen Carter Peterson’s stunning resignation and guilty plea to federal wire fraud charges left an unexpected vacancy in her highly-coveted Senate district and set the stage for the most intriguing state legislative race of 2022.
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The number of officer misconduct allegations investigated by Louisiana State Police more than doubled between 2020 and 2021, an informal report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor revealed.
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A wave of insurance company bankruptcies has jacked up premiums — and stoked worries that the Gulf Coast will become too expensive a place to live as the climate changes.
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With Labor Day over the fall campaign season is officially underway and candidates are working to capture voters’ attention and secure their support.
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