Good Government

In 2022, Rep. Landry filed legislation to pass term limits for sheriffs and assessors, the first effort to do so since term limits were imposed on legislators. The bill on assessors made it out of committee; the one on sheriffs resulted in a room full of displeased sheriffs who succeeded in crushing the bill. This issue will come up again, as Louisiana voters love term limits.

This year, Rep. Landry filed a bill to create a ballot initiative process in Louisiana. This would allow voters to place proposed legislation directly on a ballot. About half of all states have this very democratic process.  Unfortunately, the powerful interests that control the legislature killed the bill in committee.