Louisiana Progress

🧵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

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.

@JayBienvenu Odd take, both because you seem to be devaluing yourself and your vote, and because you think people must identify with a political party in order to have that vote. But maybe we’re forgetting the part in the constitution that says people have to belong to political parties.

@LAProgressAct People who don't belong to a party aren't entitled to a say on its nominees. I say this as a No Party voter who cast Republican votes in the primary. If they take away that option I won't whine about being "disenfranchised" of a vote I didn't deserve in the first place.

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.redistrictingandyou.org 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-parking…

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/doc…

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/political… @LAFirstNews

For those following the #Louisiana #lalege #redistricting debate, we worked w/@SR_spatial & @GC_CUNY to update the Louisiana Redistricting & You tool so you can easily compare current & past maps to the new proposal, SB121. Check it out here: louisiana.redistrictingandyou.org/?districtType=…

It’s hard to say one decision by the Roberts court is the worst, especially with Callais being so recent, but Citizens United probably has to take the cake. It’s absolutely insane to live in a time where individuals are spending 10s of millions of $$ to influence elections.

Samuel Alito Quoted Fake Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act trib.al/9bj8Zm6

A sobering statistic from the BLS highlights another dimension of the Main Street/Wall Street divide: The US labor share of output fell to 54.1% in Q1 2026, the lowest level since this data series began in 1947. Put another way, labor is consistently capturing a declining share of the value created by productivity gains, with the benefits increasingly accruing to the owners of capital. #economy #markets #labor #productivity

Will Republicans go for a clean sweep or leave Democrats with one of the six U.S. House seats? By Sheridan White, Kylah Babin & Izzy Wollfarth. @beaubeaullieu #lalege @LAProgressAct press-herald.com/will-republica…

Will Republicans go for a clean sweep or leave Democrats with one of the six U.S. House seats? By Sheridan White, Kylah Babin & Izzy Wollfarth. @beaubeaullieu #lalege @LAProgressAct westcentralsbest.com/news/state/wil…

HB617 by Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) passed the House floor 🎉. HB617 would require companies to disclose the use of “junk fees” upfront. #lalege #lagov