Mandie Landry

The Louisiana House passed a number of bills Tuesday that are part of Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax reform session. The foundational legislation, HB 1 lowers the personal income tax rate to a flat 3%.

Karen Carter Peterson’s stunning resignation and guilty plea to federal wire fraud charges left an unexpected vacancy in her highly-coveted Senate district and set the stage for the most intriguing state legislative race of 2022.The contest quickly drew two of the biggest names from New Orleans’ Democratic party: state representatives Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis.