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.
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.
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/the-1934-standoff-between-huey-long-new-orleans-in-never-before-seen-photos/article_38f76c80-3c6a-5759-abd5-f8480262749f.html
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
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/05/13/louisiana-treasurer-accuses-governor-jeff-landry-of-senate-election-scheme-involving-julia-letlow/83598273007/
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