The Louisiana Bond Commission has voted 12-2 to withhold funds from the city of New Orleans after city leaders announced that they would not enforce the state’s abortion law. A line of credit for $39 million was allocated for Sewerage & Water Board New Orleans — money that the state says the city will now not receive until it pledges to uphold the law.
Louisiana’s “trigger law” restricting abortion went into effect following the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. On July 7, the New Orleans City Council passed a resolution that prohibited local police and city officials from using public funds or resources to enforce the trigger law.
Though the law has temporarily been blocked by the courts, Attorney General Jeff Landry is committed to ensuring that it is eventually enforced. Landry requested last week that the state treasurer and bond commission withhold funds from the city.
“As Attorney General and member of the Bond Commission, it is my belief that a parish or municipality should not benefit from the hard-working taxpayers of this State while ignoring laws validly enacted by the people through their representatives,” Landry said.
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Defund city. BE CERTAIN RESIDENTS ARE AWARE THAT MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ARE ALL FELONS. ALL SHOULD BE REMOVED. DROP OFF IN BAYOU.
Just goes to show you that the liberal DemonRATS could care less about the rule of law. Louisiana’s Triger Law came into effect because of the overturning of Roe. That law is a valid law that everyone must uphold (like it or not). The Attorney General, state treasurer and bond commission should have their bonds revoked and arrested for violating the law.
AG Landry is quite correct. To HELL with these people! Who do they think they are? It seems Louisiana also has a Deep State filled with Swamp Creatures with two legs.
How come I can’t just follow the laws I agree with?