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Tag: Gov. Jeff Landry

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Average Louisianians would pay for Gov. Landry’s tax break for the rich

by Louisiana Illuminator November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
Posted inJustice

Mental health professionals oppose Louisiana sending more youth to adult prisons

by Julie O’Donoghue | Louisiana Illuminator November 19, 2024November 19, 2024
Posted inJustice

Public defenders say new criminal justice laws will further stress office

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
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A law was meant to target teen violence. Instead, 17-year-olds are being charged as adults for lesser offenses.

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster October 3, 2024October 3, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called a news conference Monday to publicize his signing of an executive order that will monitor “noncitizens” in the state and discourage them from trying to register to vote. 
Posted inGovernment

Gov. Landry targets ‘noncitizens’ in Louisiana, claiming immigrants pose voter fraud risk

Wesley Muller by Wesley Muller | Louisiana Illuminator August 27, 2024September 15, 2024
Act 281 is one of several tough-on-crime laws passed by a conservative state legislature this year. Among them are laws to treat 17-year-old offenders as adults and bring back the electric chair.
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New law that undoes mug shot restrictions can affect livelihoods, advocates say

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson August 26, 2024December 11, 2024
Tulane University police and pro-Palestine protestors stand in opposing lines during a demonstration at Tulane University on Monday, April 29, 2024.
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News outlets sue Louisiana over law that makes it illegal to be within 25-foot buffer zone of police officers

Drew Costley by Drew Costley July 31, 2024March 15, 2025
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Anti-trans bills cause fear, sadness in Louisiana’s trans community

Drew Costley by Drew Costley May 31, 2024April 22, 2025
Posted inGovernment

Landry praises Louisiana’s 1973 constitutional convention. His could not be more different.

by Piper Hutchinson | Louisiana Illuminator April 26, 2024
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State of secrecy: Legislature moves to gut public records law, restrict access to most government activity

Robert Collins Headshot by Robert Collins April 22, 2024August 13, 2024

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