🧵1/ We are thrilled to announce our Affordability Agenda for the 2026 Legislative Session! We have been working with both Democrats and Republicans to provide concrete solutions to Louisiana’s affordability crisis! #lalege #lagov

A new federal investigation shows some of the biggest insurers had some of the highest denial rates. on.wsj.com/4gfbo8R

US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions @LAFirstNews louisianafirstnews.com/news/…

Louisiana officials signed an NDA, secretly negotiated with Hyundai and agreed to provide a package of incentives worth $2.6 billion, larger than previously known, per documents we obtained. Hyundai is building a $5.8b steel mill. My story: nola.com/news/hyundai-louisi…

Curious what Louisiana’s new congressional map looks like? Want to easily compare it to the previous versions? Check out this tool we developed in partnership with @GC_CUNY #lalege #lagov: louisiana.redistrictingandyo…

The Trump economy in a nutshell: Corporate profits soar as workers’ incomes stay flat. My @Morning_Joe Chart

Tomorrow, @LAGovJeffLandry will announce a plan to shift $150 million from school district funding into teacher pay to backfill the stipend they were supposed to lose. That's according to four lawmakers who wouldn't speak on the record about the plan. #lalege

It's simple: when rents go up, so does homelessness. But instead of making housing more affordable, the Cicero Institute is pushing the US to adopt expensive & ineffective anti-homeless laws that focus on arresting & ticketing people for sleeping outside. buff.ly/XyNv9J4

A new report determined that Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed increase in prison spending would come at the expense of $165 million in education funding, including $40 million for state colleges and universities and $125 million for K-12 education. propublica.org/article/louis…

It’s because prices for *essentials* just keep rising—you can’t skip food, utilities, gas, healthcare, etc. payments—while wages and luxury goods prices largely remain flat. The only people who can actually get ahead are those who are already ahead.

Hard agree with the senate president. No Party voters are just that; voters. They shouldn’t have to align with a political party to exercise their franchise. #lalege #lagov

So much for nobody getting a raise if teachers don’t

Hello @JeffBezos, since you question the results of our studies on the unfairness of the US tax system, please allow me to remind you of the main conclusions of our work, the most comprehensive research to date on this issue.

ok, but we should definitely try it first instead of just taking your word for it

Blatant disenfranchisement of ~1/3 of Louisiana’s voters. Choosing not to join a political party shouldn’t shut you out of a major part of the political process, esp. as more people feel disenchanted with politics. Disenfranchising them will exacerbate that trend. #lalege

“Is the message here for Republicans that if you dissent from the President, he is going to take you down?” @margbrennan asked Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) after Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s defeat in his Republican primary. “Well, it is one of the many reasons, Margaret, why we need to open primaries up in all 50 states,” Fitzpatrick said. “Closed primaries, coupled with gerrymandering, your previous question, are really, really hurting our country. They're causing gridlock on the House floor.”

We’ve updated Louisiana.redistrictingandyo… to include the latest version of SB121, Sen. Jay Morris’s bill to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map. Easily compare the proposed map to the current map & the 2022 map with the slider tool. #lalege #lagov @SR_spatial @GC_CUNY

Let’s be clear about today’s election in Louisiana. Politicians spent millions of dollars to reinstate a party primary (and only for federal office) in a state that for 50 years had none for one reason: as retribution against Senator Cassidy for daring to stand up to his party and defend the Constitution. Corrupt insiders close primaries for the same reason they gerrymander districts: to pick their voters, rig outcomes, consolidate power and dodge accountability. It’s the same dynamic in AK and CA, where R and D party bosses, respectively, are currently trying to repeal all-candidate primaries that give all voters the freedom to vote for whoever they want, regardless of party (in the elections they pay for!). The real fight for our democracy isn’t between Left and Right; it’s between power-hungry Party Bosses and the People. Wake up, America! They aren’t (just) trying to block your access to the ballot…they are systemically trying to make sure your vote in November doesn’t actually matter. It’s the oldest trick in the book. As Tammany Hall’s Boss Tweed famously said: “I don't care who does the electing, so long as I do the nominating.” That’s exactly what Governor Landry is telling the citizens of Louisiana today. A century ago, citizens stood up and got rid of the smoke-filled rooms. It’s time we do so again. @uniteamerica

As family homelessness hits record highs, school districts are offering parking lots as safe sites for students and their families to sleep at night hechingerreport.org/school-p…

The President of St. John Parish has personally barred the only theater in the parish from showing a documentary about the now-closed Denka chemical plant veritenews.org/2026/05/14/do…

The State Senate will take up Senate Bill 121 on Thursday. The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. #lagov #lalege #Louisiana #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS louisianafirstnews.com/news/… @LAFirstNews