Today marks Governor Jeff Landry’s 100th day in office and La-Politics.com Published Jeremy Alford said politically this milestone signals a new power structure in the state’s executive branch…
“We haven’t seen this kind of governor come in with this strong of a honeymoon period with poll numbers looking this good with what looks like some kind of quasi mandate especially with a supermajority of Republicans in the legislature,” said Alford.
Alford said he expects Landry’s tenure in office will be extremely transformative for the state, for example through executive order he’s replaced the entire tax commission and there’s legislation to give him control over other boards and commissions.
Other anticipated changes from the Landry administration Alford said will be at the Louisiana Department of Health and the state tax code.
From a policy perspective, Alford said the governor for the most part has gotten everything he’s asked for…
“Or he has played his political cards really well over the course of a series of special sessions where he was able to actually construct the agenda,” said Alford.
Since January Landry has had two special sessions, one that was court-ordered for redrawing the state’s congressional map that also added the party primaries election structure, and another session focusing on crime. His first regular legislative session began last month.
Now that his first 100 days are behind him, Alford said the real test comes this week on the House side convincing lawmakers to hold a constitutional convention. And while his name isn’t on the legislation Alford said it gives Landry 27 appointments to the convention.
“There’s some opposition in the Senate and so the governor and other convention architects are going to have to try to convince Senators to get on board so this is the first real test of Jeff Landry as governor,” said Alford.
Alford said the reason it looks like Landry is off to a fast start is because he campaigned for the position for years.
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