While Landry and New Orleans fight over pride, Louisiana’s children pay for it

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 834

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

“Used to be, the saying was, ‘Where goes New Orleans, where goes the state,'” Gov. Jeff Landry told reporters this month. “That has changed.”

If New Orleans’ standing has fallen, it fell on his watch. A governor dismissing his own state’s largest city is not a burn. It is a confession.

And the audience is bigger than he thinks. Not just the state. Not just the country. The world is watching Louisiana right now …

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