Attorney General Liz Murrill and Secretary of State Nancy Landry, Louisiana’s highest-ranking women in elected office, are both pushing aggressive legislative agendas in the ongoing regular session.
Murrill, whose national profile is growing alongside her hold over the statewide scene, is doubling down on her tough-on-crime approach and asking lawmakers to give district courts jurisdiction over felony cases involving juveniles at least 15 years of age.
Landry, meanwhile, is working to fulfill her election promise to make Louisiana the No. 1 state in the nation for election integrity. The conservative Heritage Foundation has the state tied for second with Alabama, Florida and Georgia, all of which trail Tennessee.
The secretary has said she expects Louisiana to vault to the top position once it acquires a new, fully auditable voting system. In the meantime, her office is backing a package of about a half dozen legislative instruments.
To see the legislative agendas of Murrill and Landry, read the full column here.
