Greg LaRose @greglarose.bsky.social

3 months ago

COMMENTARY: What Gov. Landry doesn’t realize is the part he plays in “conditioning” Louisiana residents to accept low standards, and why the substantial changes he wants to make to state ethics laws only reinforces the negative perception of the state ...

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Landry misses obvious link between lax ethics laws and low Louisiana standards • Louisiana Illuminator

Substantial changes Gov. Jeff Landry wants to make to state ethics laws only reinforces the negative perception of Louisiana.

Greg LaRose @greglarose.bsky.social

5 months ago

"This is a full-throated rejection of attempts to trick Louisiana voters into voting for something they don’t want."

That's reaction to election results from the attorney who sought to remove Amendment 2 from the ballot More from @jsodonoghue.bsky.social & me. lailluminator.com/2025/03/29/l...

Louisiana voters reject 4 constitutional amendments, handing Landry major defeat • Louisiana Illuminator

In a stunning rejection of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana voters turned down all four of his constitutional amendments Saturday.

Greg LaRose @greglarose.bsky.social

5 months ago

The amendments fared better in deep red-Republican strongholds. St. Tammany (4th largest) and Bossier (12th) voters approved Amendments 1, 2 and 4, but 52% rejected Amendment 3. Livingston (9th) approved all four.

Greg LaRose @greglarose.bsky.social

5 months ago

Some takeaways from today's election: Voters in Gov. Landry's native parish, St. Landry, and current home parish, Lafayette, rejected all four amendments with 60% or more them opposed. The loss in Lafayette is more notable because its the state's 5th largest in population

Greg LaRose @greglarose.bsky.social

7 months ago

Our @lailluminator.com readers are so helpful!