Proposed by state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, House Bill 165 would have put a constitutional amendment before voters this fall asking if they wanted a process that would allow the public to put issues directly on the ballot.
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“I ran it by them because I know they’re also in favor of proper handling of guns and proper storage. And one of them literally said I don’t know how anybody could be against this,” said Rep. Landry.
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The plaudits heaped on Landry are evidence enough that any meeting of the minds is regarded as little short of a miracle in Baton Rouge.
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As the argument raged, Landry dug deeper into gun policy, and eventually found an approach that might actually gain bipartisan support on an emotional issue where shared opinion is rare.
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Today, DA Williams released a statement celebrating the passage of House Bill 307, authored by Representative Mandie Landry to enable greater enforcement and penalties for chronic blighting of properties and supporting a comprehensive public safety plan.
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The new law, authored by state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, allows criminal charges to be filed even if the administrative process of declaring a property blighted is not fully resolved.
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“Like I said on the floor like this, I can’t imagine what my trans friends have to feel like every day to go into a building where there’s so much stress and strain,” State Rep. Mandie Landry said.
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They continued to jeer at Rep. Mandie Landry, another New Orleans Democrat, as she told the chamber about a friend of hers whose 10-year-old trans daughter had attempted suicide.
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"Where are they when we talk about our twenty-seven percent poverty rate? Where are they when we talk about the number one leading cause of death of pregnant when is homicide? When we talk about the lack of health care for women and kids," says Louisiana State Representative Mandie Landry.
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District 91 state Rep. Mandie Landry said she had a “really successful session with some great statewide bills and several specific to New Orleans.” Landry’s popular HB 247 provides a $500 tax credit for individuals with firearms who purchase gun safes.
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Democratic Louisiana House Rep. Mandie Landry spoke in depth about the most recent legislative session’s impact and the need for accountability from both of Louisiana’s political parties in addressing the plight of women and people in need of reproductive health care.
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“If they crash and burn on a couple of them, the momentum’s gone,” said state Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat.
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In the liberal New Orleans district that Democrat Mandie Landry represents, much of the talk is about Louisiana's new abortion restrictions. She feels most GOP legislative candidates back exceptions for rape and incest and also a less restrictive framework for doctors. (Currently, doctors can face prison for providing abortions that are not justified under the law.)
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Lawmakers Rep. Aimee Freeman, who represents Uptown, Rep. Mandie Landry, who also represents Uptown, and Rep. Stephanie Hilferty told WDSU Investigates that they are concerned about the recent reports on Morris regarding the modified documents.
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“Just horrible how Democrats cannibalize each other instead of trying to build the party,” Landry said in a text message Wednesday.
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State Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, also recently secured $650,000 from the state for the program, Howlette said.
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