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 …
NEW ORLEANS — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Opponents of the bill included many physicians who said the drugs have other critical reproductive health care uses, and that changing the classification could make it harder to prescribe the medications. The bill began as a measure …
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has officially launched his bid for governor in a highly-anticipated gubernatorial race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Landry, a conservative Republican and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, tweeted a nearly seven-minute long video Wednesday, in which he details his background and addresses several campaign issues — most notably, crime in …
