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Landry’s N.O. stance mirrors other red states Critics complain tough approach doesn’t help
Trump floats pulling AG nominee Senators’ demands over tax audit immunity deal at issue
BY MICHELLE L. PRICE, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
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Gov. Jeff Landry has pushed changes in New Orleans’ court system and vetoed spending projects in the city.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans’ demands over a sweeping tax audit immunity deal benefiting the president and members of his family. After failed negotiations forced the delay of a committee vote to advance Blanche’s nomination, Trump suggested he was holding firm against pressure from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. They have expressed concerns about the controversial settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which a judge denounced as an exercise in self-dealing. The senators said the Justice Department seemed interested in reaching an agreement with them, but the White House wouldn’t budge to aid the confirmation of Trump’s loyal former personal attorney, who has aggressively pursued the administration’s priorities as acting attorney general. Instead, Trump said in a social media post that he might pull Blanche’s nomination and resubmit it after Cornyn and Tillis leave office next year. “I think as far as Blanche and the Department of Justice, we were pretty much on the
Governor says he has ‘done more for N.O. than any other governor’ BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer
With several aggressive moves against New Orleans this year, Gov. Jeff Landry has become the latest Republican governor to adopt policies that have angered Democratic cities in their state. Landry pushed the Legislature to eliminate jobs in New Orleans’ court system, disproportionately vetoed spending projects in New Orleans, publicly downplayed the city’s role in Louisiana’s economy and has refused entreaties in recent weeks from Mayor Helena Moreno to meet to try
to normalize relations. Landry’s moves mirror those by Republican governors in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi, who have all either imposed greater state control over their Democratic-led cities in recent years or taken away some of their political power. New Orleans officials say Landry is targeting their city by imposing his will without consulting or collaborating with local leaders. “We are allowing a governor to slap us around like a rag doll,” state Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, said at a recent community forum.
“We have a guy trying to score points with Donald Trump,” added state Sen. Sidney Barthelemy Jr., D-New Orleans. “That doesn’t have anything to do with benefiting our state.” In recent weeks, Landry has said the city needs to resolve its budget problems, and he has blasted the decision by an Orleans Parish grand jury to indict Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges that she tried to intimidate city officials. Moreno and other city officials asked special prosecutor Laurie White last week to dismiss the
ä See LANDRY, page 7A
ä See NOMINEE, page 8A
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on July 15.
Edwards’ staffer Vicknair announces candidacy for Central mayor BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER
Lon Vicknair — chief of staff to East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards With the qualifying window — said he will run for the job less than a week away, the race after current Mayor Wade Evfor mayor of Central is begin- ans recently announced he will not seek reelection. ning to heat up. “For me, this is not a new beOn Thursday, Republican Staff writer
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ginning. It is the next chapter in a life built around one thing: service,” Vicknair said in a news release. “I have worn a few different uniforms, but the calling never changed.” Vicknair, a Navy veteran, will be added to the ballot along-
side Republican Metro Council member Aaron Moak, who announced his run last week. Vicknair was one of the first staffers Edwards hired after he took office in January 2025. Prior to moving into Baton Rouge City Hall, Vicknair
worked for PSC Group and served as a reserve officer for the Central Police Department. D’Ann Wells, a Central council member, and Geno Guercio have also said they are running.
ä See VICKNAIR, page 8A
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