Far-Right Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Elected Governor

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports:

Jeff Landry, the next governor of Louisiana, is a combative Cajun from St. Martin Parish who spent the past eight years as the Republican attorney general.

Landry, 52, is a GOP partisan who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and who won headlines over the last eight years by repeatedly suing President Joe Biden, challenging Gov. John Bel Edwards and attacking leftist “woke” education policies.

Landry has centered his campaign on the promise to fight crime while also making vague promises to “provide teachers and kids with secure and safe schools,” as one campaign flyer recently stated. He has also championed “pro-life and pro-family values.”

Read the full article. Landry has appeared here many times for his relentless campaign against LGBTQ people in the name of Jesus. Some examples are below.

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