Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature concludes three-month-long regular session
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature concludes three-month-long regular session

Associated Press  

— Louisiana lawmakers adjourned the 2024 legislative session on Monday, a three-month-long gathering of the GOP-controlled body marked by the passage of a slew of conservative policies that could reshape various aspects of the state. Policies passed this session included a package of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, migrant enforcement measures, a requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public classrooms and a law that reclassifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled dangerous substances. Legislation that received bipartisan approval this session included measures to address Louisiana’s property insurance crisis as residents struggle to pay skyrocketing rates. Landry described the regular session Monday as a “great success.” In addition to the special session to address Louisiana’s high crime rate, he called another to redraw the state’s congressional map to include a second majority-Black district.

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Louisiana governor plans to call third special session to overhaul the state’s tax system
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Louisiana governor plans to call third special session to overhaul the state’s tax system

Associated Press  

Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state’s current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents. “We offer an opportunity to change that playbook so Louisiana can start winning.” According to information from the state’s revenue …

Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor
6 months ago

Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor

LA Times  

Jeff Landry speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. ‘Pent-up Republican policy preferences’ When Landry entered office in January, he did so with Republicans having secured every statewide elected position for the first time in nearly a decade. With the help of the Legislature, he also upheld one of the country’s strictest …

Louisiana governor urges lawmakers to pass tough-on-crime legislation
10 months ago

Louisiana governor urges lawmakers to pass tough-on-crime legislation

Associated Press  

— As Louisiana’s crime-focused special legislative session kicked off Monday afternoon, Republican Gov. Among the legislation on this short session’s agenda are proposals to expand methods to carry out death row executions, restrict parole eligibility, create harsher penalties for carjackings, allow concealed carry of firearms without a permit, give law enforcement officers “immunity from liability,” and lower the age of …

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies

Associated Press  

Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor. Among the two dozen tough-on-crime-related items on Landry’s broad agenda are expanding methods to carry out death row executions, restricting parole eligibility, harsher penalties for carjackings, …

Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed
11 months, 1 week ago

Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Hindustan Times  

Louisiana's newly inaugurated Legislature is set to convene for an eight-day special session Monday during which lawmakers will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections. Lawmakers also may explore new state Supreme Court districts and moving away from the state’s unique “jungle primary” system. Louisiana’s current GOP-drawn map, which was used in the November congressional election, has …

Newly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Newly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map

Associated Press  

— In his first hours in office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday called a redistricting special session, giving lawmakers the opportunity to draw and replace the state’s current congressional map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters. But the session looks to go beyond just tackling Louisiana’s congressional map, …

Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has been inaugurated, returning the state’s highest office to GOP
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has been inaugurated, returning the state’s highest office to GOP

Associated Press  

— Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump and known for his conservative positions on issues like abortion, was inaugurated Sunday evening — marking a political shift of leadership in a state that has had a Democratic governor for the last eight years. During his 30-minute speech, Landry called for unity and expressed his love …

Louisiana special session to tackle insurance crisis begins
1 year, 10 months ago

Louisiana special session to tackle insurance crisis begins

Associated Press  

— As insurers in Louisiana flee the state and residents face exorbitant, and in some cases unaffordable, property insurance costs lawmakers returned to the Capitol Monday for a special legislative session to address the ongoing crisis. In a state decimated by hurricanes in 2020 and 2021, insurance companies continue to go insolvent and leave behind tens of thousands of claims …

Louisiana session ends: No new map with a 2nd Black district
2 years, 6 months ago

Louisiana session ends: No new map with a 2nd Black district

Associated Press  

— Louisiana lawmakers ended a special session Saturday saying they were unable to agree on a new congressional map that includes a second majority Black district as ordered by a federal judge, prompting an angry blast from the governor. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick on June 6 had struck down the state’s original U.S. House map approved earlier this year …

Judge denies extension for Louisiana redistricting deadline
2 years, 6 months ago

Judge denies extension for Louisiana redistricting deadline

Associated Press  

BATON ROUGE — A request by Louisiana legislative leaders to extend the deadline of completing a new congressional map — that must include a second majority-Black district — was rejected by a federal judge Thursday. Dick additionally described the efforts by House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, on the first day of the six-day special session, as “disingenuous” and “insincere.” “With five …

Legislators ask more time to comply with redistricting order
2 years, 6 months ago

Legislators ask more time to comply with redistricting order

Associated Press  

Louisiana’s legislative leaders are asking for at least 10 more days to comply with a federal judge’s order to redraw congressional districts so two have Black majorities. Also Tuesday, a federal appeals court scheduled arguments July 8 about Judge Shelly Dick’s ruling that the current districts violate the Voting Rights Act. “There are 144 legislators in the State Legislature, and …

Louisiana governor: Special session to draw new Congress map
2 years, 6 months ago

Louisiana governor: Special session to draw new Congress map

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana’s congressional boundary lines after a map adopted by the Republican-dominated Legislature was blocked by a federal judge in Baton Rouge. Edwards’ call for a six-day session starting June 15 came as Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, the state’s top election official, …

Louisiana lawmakers override Edwards’ veto of proposed remap
2 years, 8 months ago

Louisiana lawmakers override Edwards’ veto of proposed remap

Associated Press  

— Both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature voted Wednesday mainly along party lines to override Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a congressional redistricting bill, marking the first time in nearly three decades that lawmakers refused to accept a governor’s refusal of a bill they had passed. Joining the Republicans in the House to override the governor’s veto were …

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