Rep. Landry argued it’s important to repeal that section of the constitution not just for symbolic reasons, but because many fear further legal attacks on same-sex marriage.
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“What’s making all of this complicated is the Secretary of State Nancy Landry continues to say that she needs to know what the map is going to be by next week, in order to get ready for November elections, however, it’s also been said that she can get the ballots together by the end of August, if we had a constitutional convention then, so Ithink there’s a lot of questions,” said Landry.
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On July 4th, Louisiana adults will no longer need a permit to conceal carry. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry authored the legislation that tried to require a permit to conceal carry near a parade route. She’s concerned about multiple people possessing guns near Mardi Grad parades.
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“It’s just a bunch of rich men doing this and pushing this. This body is very wealthy compared to the rest of the state. You have no one in here who is working class, there’s not many of us who actually have to work for a living, that’s just how it is. So you’re going to have people who aren’t very understanding of what the poor people we represent go through”
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The bill proposed that the 100 feet include sidewalks and restaurants along parade routes during the time a permit is allowed. It would not have applied to private property or police officers along parade routes.
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On Monday afternoon, a bill that would have made it illegal to carry a firearm near a parade or demonstration failed.
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The proposed legislation by State Rep. Mandie Landry aimed to establish this zone to enhance public safety during permitted events, as Louisiana’s new permitless carry laws are set to activate in less than two months.
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Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat, said House Bill 627 would have helped protect both paradegoers and law enforcement officers during Mardi Gras. It failed 39-57.
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“We had members of the legislature…Rep. [Mandie] Landry (D) testify that politics drove the drawing of this map,” Evans said. “The record was full and robust on how politics was the overriding factor.”
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“I noticed, in our law currently, that there are a few provisions on parades, but it’s not clear where you can and can’t have one, and so we need to make it clear anyway,” she said, noting current state law reads it is illegal to carry a concealed gun “in a parade or demonstration.”
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In testimony on April 9, state Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, told the court that she believed the maps were drawn to settle the litigation and knock Republican U.S. Rep. Garrett Graves, who endorsed Landry foe Stephen Waguespack, out of his seat.
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The House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice Tuesday passed a bill that would make it illegal to carry a concealed gun without a permit within 100 feet of a parade, second line or other permitted event. To the surprise of author Rep. Mandie Landry, the committee ultimately moved House Bill 627 forward 8-5.
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“This will be a complete disaster. Our last constitutional convention was two years, they met five days a week. To say we’re going to redo our constitution in two weeks is a terrible idea for everyone,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, D- New Orleans.
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The bill has received bipartisan support from legislators. In addition to Davis, it has 15 co-authors, including Rep. Mandie Landry, a Democrat from New Orleans and one of the most progressive voices in the Legislature.
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The situation has grown so dire that some people, like State Representative Mandie Landry, a Democrat from New Orleans, worry the federal government may need to step in.
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“We all know that one of the main reasons it was drawn the way it was, was because Gov. Jeff Landry wants to get rid of Congressman Graves,” state Rep. Mandie Landry, a New Orleans Democrat who testified at the hearing, said in a social media post. Landry is no relation to the governor.
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State Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, testified that the enmity between Graves and Gov. Landry is well-known.
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Still, state Rep. Mandie Landry, a Democrat from New Orleans and one of the most progressive voices in the Legislature, proposed House Bill 98 to get rid of the constitution’s definition of marriage, which she argues is now unconstitutional.
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Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, sought to have the Golden Rule to accompany the Ten Commandments. It derives from the New Testament (Matthew 7:12) “…in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you …” When asked, Horton said she did not know the origins of the Golden Rule. She objected to Landry’s amendment, which the House voted down.
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