If you’re a statewide elected official, you shouldn’t be able to profit off lobbying and consulting while in office. Proud to sign this common sense legislation to end the grifting!

I enjoyed being in New Roads earlier this week at the Point Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office Corn Boil. A great event supporting our incredible law enforcement!

Early Voting has started. When will you be voting? Find your early voting location at vote.lagop.com and make your plan today!

I never thought I’d have to send this message. A person’s character is revealed not just by what they say, but by what they choose to bring into the public arena. There are lines that simply shouldn’t be crossed, and invoking the loss of a spouse for political purposes is one of them. Luke and I were friends up until the day he passed. John Fleming should be ashamed.

Thank you to Rep. Kerner and the great people of Lafitte for the warm welcome and excellent tour of the Louisiana Wetlands Center yesterday. It was a great reminder of what makes our state so special! I encourage everyone to stop by and experience it for yourself.

Are you in the market for a stronger roof that can withstand hurricane-force winds? Then a fortified roof is for you! Applications are open now until June 19.

While California takes weeks to count ballots, Louisiana is doing the opposite. 🗳️Strong voter ID 🗳️Clean voter rolls 🗳️Moving toward a new election system that will make Louisiana #1 in election integrity

Another airball article from @NOLAnews Here are the FACTS: When Gov. Landry Finished What Orleans Politicians Started, Suddenly It Was an “Attack” Th coverage of Gov. Landry's "crackdown on New Orleans courts" has been heavy on outrage and light on facts. That’s not an accident — because the facts don’t support the media's agenda. Orleans is the only parish in the state with separate criminal and civil district courts, resulting in Louisiana funding almost triple the number of judges in Orleans compared to parishes of comparable population like Jefferson, Lafayette, East Baton Rouge, and St. Tammany. Elected officials are feigning outrage at legislation that passed which reduces the number of judges in Orleans and consolidates the courts. What makes the outrage particularly hollow is that dating back to the late 1980’s the Orleans delegation has fought to consolidate their own courts and reduce judgeships. This was their idea first. As a legislator, Mayor Moreno didn’t just support court consolidation, the elimination of an elected clerk and 2 elected judges - in 2014 she carried one bill herself - at the request of then Mayor Mitch Landrieu. In 2016 she voted for it again when Orleans Rep. Walt Leger carried the bill. Current Council President, former Senator JP Morrell, voted for it too. Judge Calvin Johnson also supported consolidation and reiterated that publicly at a conference in 2025. Not one of them appeared this session to testify in opposition - because they couldn't. Walking into that committee room would have meant answering for their own voting records. So they stayed in New Orleans where they knew the media wouldn't call them out. And the media didn't. It wasn't just the courts that had become bloated, the number of state funded positions for the DA of Orleans was indefensible. St. Tammany and Washington Parishes get a combined 30 state-funded assistant DA positions handling 8,170 criminal cases a year. Orleans gets 83 state-funded positions - for just 4,237 cases. Orleans has half the caseload, but gets three times the prosecutors. If a reporter put those two numbers side by side, the entire “attack on New Orleans” framing collapses. So they didn’t. Current DA Jason Williams, who as Council President had no problem slashing then DA Cannizzaro's budget, didn’t testify against the legislation either. If he had favorable data to push back, he would have been there to present it. He didn't show up. The funding structure for Orleans Parish courts was built for a city with a much larger population and a much heavier caseload. That city no longer exists. Neighboring parishes have grown and need more resources. Realigning state funding to reflect that reality isn’t targeting New Orleans - it’s basic math that Orleans politicians themselves have championed for over three decades. They just never managed to get it done. Governor Landry did. And for the delegation that spent years pushing these same reforms, that appears to be the one thing they cannot forgive. @tegbridges @LAGovJeffLandry @AGLizMurrill @Sen_Henry09 @SpkrDeVillier @JulieEmerson @HeatherCloud4 @JayJaymorris3 @DIXONMCMAKIN @BlakeMiguezLA @RoyceDuplessis @jimmy4nola @stewartcatheyjr @RepSchlegel @d_villio @ValarieHHodges @KleinpeterCaleb @votelandry @RepAlanSeabaugh @wdsu @WWLAMFM @NOLAnews @FOX8NOLA @FoxNews @WBRZ @jeffcrouere @McmathPat @FixNOLA

Landry’s Veto Was Right. Legislators: You Should Be Embarrassed. Jason Williams ran for New Orleans DA with a civil rights division as the centerpiece of his campaign promise. Once elected, that division got to work releasing people from prison who had been convicted of crimes, often without even telling the victims. Murder cases. Rape cases. Armed robbery. Hundreds of releases. Here’s what most people didn’t know: every time Williams declared someone “innocent,” that person became eligible for money from Louisiana’s State Innocence Compensation Fund. That’s state money - taxpayer dollars from across the state. Williams didn’t seem to have a problem with that arrangement. But then something changed. A man named Raymond Flanks - freed by Williams after serving 39 years - sued Williams’ office directly in federal court. Suddenly, Williams’ own lawyers argued his civil rights division had overstepped and actually had no evidence of unconstitutional practices that led to the original conviction. The same DA who first called these convictions unjust admitted, in court, that he was wrong. With over $10 million already paid out and 13 more federal lawsuits pending, Williams is now admitting in court what he never did on the campaign trail - his innocence claims may have been wrong. That change came the moment he realized his office could be on the hook for the bill, instead of the state. Williams' civil rights division - once his signature campaign promise to voters - effectively collapsed, its director resigning rather than watch the mission get dismantled from within. But that collapse doesn’t mean it’s over. Now that Williams has admitted that his civil rights division overstepped, he's essentially undermining the factual innocence claims his own office made in many cases where individuals are still seeking state money from the Louisiana State Innocence Compensation Fund. Louisiana taxpayers are likely staring down millions more in losses before this is done. So where does the Louisiana Legislature fit in? They knew. In September of 2024, a Senate hearing laid out exactly what Williams’ civil rights division had been doing - in detail. Lawmakers heard it, acknowledged it, and apparently forgot about it. Then, this year, they unanimously passed a bill raising the payout cap from the State Innocence Compensation Fund - from $400,000 to $600,000 per person - without adding a single safeguard to prevent the same abuse from happening again. This isn’t about whether innocent people deserve compensation. They do. But the legislature had a clear and simple opportunity: fix the process before you pass the increase. Make sure the people getting paid are actually innocent. Instead, they took the easy vote. They wanted to feel good and look compassionate. But good intentions without accountability isn’t compassion, it’s performance. Landry vetoed the bill. The legislature should be embarrassed he had to. @LAGovJeffLandry @AGLizMurrill @Sen_Henry09 @SpkrDeVillier @JulieEmerson @HeatherCloud4 @JayJaymorris3 @DIXONMCMAKIN @BlakeMiguezLA @RoyceDuplessis @jimmy4nola @stewartcatheyjr @RepSchlegel @d_villio @ValarieHHodges @KleinpeterCaleb @votelandry @RepAlanSeabaugh @wdsu @WWLAMFM @NOLAnews @FOX8NOLA @FoxNews @WBRZ @jeffcrouere @McmathPat @FixNOLA

🚨NEWS FLASH! If you come into our public spaces and commit acts of violence— you will be prosecuted and put away for a long time! Thanks Representative Wiley and @AGLizMurrill for seeing this bill through!

Today marks the start of hurricane season. I joined @foxweather to discuss what Louisiana is doing to prepare. Visit getagameplan.org for more information and resources!

Great win @RaginCajunsBSB! Let’s keep it going against Mississippi State! #GeauxCajuns #LouisianaProud

After a long week at the Capitol, nice to watch Louisiana baseball on the big screen. Geaux Cajuns! @RaginCajunsBSB

Proud to have Louisiana’s flagship university recognized by our great First Lady! Louisiana is committed to working with @FirstLadyOffice @FLOTUS to improve foster care in every region of this State! Thank you @MELANIATRUMP for your leadership!

Today, joined by Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, I signed Representative Sawyer’s bill to make the Fortify Homes Program even stronger! This bill will add a $50 million investment into the program— reducing risk, protecting families, and stabilizing insurance costs. If you’re interested in this program, visit ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes

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May we never lose sight of the freedoms that so many died defending. Remembering and honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

Kicking off Memorial Day Weekend the right way—joining the Hero Hump Ruck March from LSU’s Memorial Tower to the State Capitol. Each step of this walk has been a powerful reminder of those who gave everything for our freedom.

President @realDonaldTrump is the ONLY President in recent memory to secure America’s security interest and breathe life into the dead Monroe Doctrine. #DonroeDoctrine! He wants a deal that serves both America and Greenland, and we are working to make that a reality. Thank you @foxandfriends for having me on!