State Rep. Mandie Landry said she was in the session and knew the map would pass because of hundreds of conversations and the leadership behind the governor’s bill. She testified that seeing the public understand gerrymandering was heartening and that this is a good thing. She also said that everyone knew Congressman Graves was targeted, and this was a way to get him out.
Read More“But also, the governor really wanted to tear up Congressman Graves’ district. And so that’s what I told the court and that’s what I experienced as a legislator,” said Landry.
Read MoreMandie Landry said that Republican political concerns further impacted how the district was drawn, as Jeff Landry drove his party to vote through a map that targeted U.S. Rep. Garret Graves' House seat.
Read More"The governor wanted Congressman Graves out," Landry said in her testimony. "Congressman Graves was targeted in the map. The governor and Congressman Graves had a longstanding contentious relationship. It was the one (map) we all understood would go through."
Read More“Choice would be accurate here if your child could go to any school,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans. But because private schools can choose which students to admit, “that is not a choice — those are gatekeepers.”
Read More“I have an almost zero rating with LABI, so this is interesting for all of us,” Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, said.
Read More“I think it’s going to be a sprint,” Rep. Mandy Landry, D-New Orleans said. “There are so many important issues that we have to face. I hope we’re not distracted by “culture war” issues like we usually are.”
Read More“Quite a few of my Republican colleagues say we need to do something about that area [The French Quarter] because everyone is drunk there.” Landry says many acknowledge nuanced cases around the state that may need special provision.
Read MoreState representative Mandie Landry speaks on crime amid the ending of the crime session.
Read More“Some of these people keep saying you already can’t carry one on a parade route, you already can’t carry one here, but it’s kind of vague and a lot of these things are not clear, so we need to clean up some of the language,” said Landry.
Read MoreLed in the kitchen by Chef Joshua Wetshtein, Crack’D Brunch is the newest endeavor by locally owned restaurant group, OnePack Hospitality, known for iconic fixtures in the New Orleans restaurant scene, including the Legacy Kitchen Collection and The Vintage.
Read More"It was done so rushed and it was not done properly," Landry said. "Nobody is happy about it and law enforcement in particular is very displeased about what happened here. And I can't for the life of me understand why the legislature wasn't listening to them."
Read MoreThis divide was obvious in state legislator Mandie Landry's race where the state party foolishly endorsed a Democratic newcomer that ran a nasty campaign against the most progressive member of the state Legislature.
Read MoreCity council member Lesli Harris and New Orleans’ 91st district representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives, Mandie Landry, also delivered remarks.
Read MoreState representative Mandie Landry speaks on crime amid the ending of the crime session.
Read MoreRepresentative Landry says clear definitions are needed to ensure proper enforcement. “What’s defined as a bar? How many feet from a parade route can one carry a concealed weapon? Some of our laws in place need to be clarified.”
Read More“Some of these people keep saying you already can’t carry one on a parade route, you already can’t carry one here, but it’s kind of vague and a lot of these things are not clear, so we need to clean up some of the language,” said Landry.
Read MoreRep. Mandie Landry attempted and failed to pass multiple amendments to the bill to designate parades as gun-free areas and increase penalties for illegal carrying of a firearm.
Read More“Don’t you think that could result in a large loss of life if someone pulls out a gun in defense on Bourbon Street,” said Landry.
Read More“This is the one that says you can’t have one in a parade route, band member, " said Landry.” “You also can’t have it within a thousand feet of the route.”
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