Jeff Landry cuts money for Democrat-led New Orleans projects

Jeff Landry cuts money to Democrat-led New Orleans

Landry cuts Dems: Gov. Jeff Landry has cut millions of state dollars for projects slated for the New Orleans area that had been championed by Democratic lawmakers, James Finn reports. He has vetoed over 30 bills total.

New surgeon general: Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped Ralph Abraham to serve as the state's first surgeon general, Alyse Pfeil reports. Here's a bit more about the former state health secretary and U.S. representative.

Trump's visit: Here's the latest from Tyler Bridges on Donald Trump's fundraising visit to New Orleans, where he raised $5 million for his presidential campaign.

Numbers to Know

Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed:

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$4.3M for 21 funding requests for projects overall

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There were 600 funding requests total

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15 of the 21 he vetoed were for projects in the New Orleans area

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Source: Gov. Jeff Landry

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$4.32 million for 21 funding requests