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Request a DemoWhat You Missed in LaPolitics (06.11.24)
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
—THE OTHER LANDRY: Secretary of State Nancy Landry had an entirely successful legislative session, with one major exception that could add two years to the process of buying new voting machines…
—CAPITAL OUTLAY: Capitoland is about to get its first taste of how Gov. Jeff Landry wields his authority over state construction spending…
—LaPOLITICS Q&A: “My job is to take what we’ve done since January, whether it’s regulatory changes or significant legislation we passed during session, and use that information to demonstrate to the industry that Louisiana is taking our problems seriously and working to address them,” said Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple about his next steps following session…
—FIELD NOTES: Louisiana media firm Robinson+Kennedy, led by Pres Robinson and George Kennedy, has received eight Telly Awards for their work in 2023 and 2024…
—SHOP TALK: What the Trump verdict could mean for your digital strategy…
—OUR HISTORY: Eighty years ago, the Allied invasion of Europe began with D-Day, as more than 130,000 troops mounted the largest amphibious invasion in military history, many in boats designed and built in Louisiana…
—THEY SAID IT: “I just want to say I know there are a lot of you in this room who smoke weed, who ingest weed. If you don’t vote against this, I think you’re being a huge hypocrite.” —Rep. Mandie Landry, on a bill to ban hemp THC products, in The Advocate
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