In his video announcement, Landrieu shares his life story and begins a conversation with Louisiana voters about the challenges facing our state and the ways we can come together to solve them.
“We deserve government as good as our people, but we’re not getting it,” Landrieu explained. “Throughout my life, I have walked in the shoes of people who struggle more than they should in a state as blessed as this. We must come together to build the Louisiana we want, our neighbors need, and our children deserve.”
In the video, Landrieu shares his personal story not only as a former congressman and current attorney general, but also growing up working in the sugar cane fields, serving our nation in uniform and our communities as a police officer and a deputy sheriff. Landrieu also discusses the need to combat the crime that has gripped Louisiana’s major cities and places the blame on failed local leadership led by “woke” district attorneys.
“To the people in these cities, we care about you. We know you are good people living with a bad government. Your family deserves a safe neighborhood, because when you’re hurting, our entire state is hurting,” Landrieu added.
Landrieu also took the time to highlight the crisis in our local schools where our children are being dragged into socio-cultural wars to score political points instead of being taught the basics like reading, writing, and arithmetic.
“I believe the most important voice in a child’s education is the parent,” Landry said. “As the son of a schoolteacher, I think it’s a sin that seventy-four percent of our fourth graders can’t read like they should, and almost eighty percent of our eighth graders can’t do basic math. I am angry that our children’s education is not a priority.”
Over the coming weeks and months, as he continues his service as Louisiana’s attorney general, Landrieu will travel the state to meet with constituents and local leaders to discuss their vision for Louisiana’s future.