Amid an ongoing power struggle between state Republicans and New Orleans Democrats, Gov. Jeff Landry said New Orleans is no longer as important to Louisiana’s economic success as it has been in the past.
“Used to be, the saying was, ‘Where goes New Orleans, where goes the state.’ Let me tell you what happened today. That has changed, ” Landry said Monday after a press conference announcing the expansion of an enormous Meta data center project in northeast Louisiana.
“Where goes Louisiana will determine the fate of New Orleans, okay?” the GOP governor said.
Landry’s remarks about New Orleans – the largest Democratic stronghold in Republican Louisiana – come after almost two weeks of feuding between the city’s leaders, the governor and Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill, Landry’s closest political ally.
A New Orleans grand jury indicted Murrill shortly before the July 4 holiday over allegations of malfeasance in office and intimidation of New Orleans elected officials.
Moreno, a Democrat, asked to meet one-on-one with Landry, but the governor has shunned the mayor so far. On Monday, he said he would only meet with Moreno once “she understands that they have to get their fiscal house in order.”
🙄 omg the audacity of Cajun Yosemite sam and his little man syndrome
Moreno responded in her written statement by saying: “We’re stronger together. My door remains open.”
Damn, I’m sure he doesn’t see it this way but that’s some genuine class which kinda translates into low key shade.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue tax collection report for the 2024-2025 state fiscal year, the latest data available, shows the New Orleans region was still the powerhouse generator of tax revenue that year.
Money talks bullshit walks. So get to stepping bb Huey
Wasn’t huey long the beloved nearly left wing leader from Louisiana?
He was a populist but hated by most of Louisiana for authoritarian strong arming.
He had a vendetta against New Orleans in particular, and actually had the idea to try and take over a city run by his political enemies by deploying the national guard, a little under a century before Trump and Landry came up with the same idea.
And he is the only person to ever hold the office of both governor and senator, which some people have suggested is also the reason Landry (and Trump) have such a strong interest in making sure Landry’s candidate wins the Louisiana Senate seat this fall.
Her main Republican opponent said he believed Landry’s plan is to have her step down as soon as she’s elected
Fleming said he believes Landry wants Letlow to win the Senate seat, only to give it up late in her first term so Landry can appoint himself to the Senate with a promise to appoint Letlow to a plum job in higher education.
He also wanted to limit wealth to 50 million and to provide ubi to the population. He definitely did almost accomplish it by bring a dictator. Still pretty cool
Seems to be a common refrain from conservatives and their party when it comes to areas with all the PEOPLE in it: the places with a smattering of people spread over vast empty spaces should be calling the shots!!!1111
So Louisiana will have a business that’s not in New Orleans (and not a refinery)? Employing dozens?
Yep, A $50B dollar investment incentivized by state tax breaks and no actual job requirements, that will steal our data, pollute land further, drain natural resources and hire
::drumroll:: Dozens of people 🎉
And it is requiring several more industrial plants be built in some of the hardest hit parts of cancer alley to provide the data centers with the resources it will need.
In a state that’s somehow 6th highest in the country in terms of GDP growth but dead last in health and economic social benefits.
When it does an Atlantis move not too far in the future, it will get even less important…
well when that happens, I guess lil’ king Jeffy can sleep easy knowing he was directly responsible for mass murder (even more so than the whole Angola prison pipeline thing) when his teeny weenie lil ego made him undo the project JBE had already started building to protect it.
