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July 13, 2021
MAYOR CANTRELL JOINS FELLOW LOUISIANA MAYORS IN CALL TO OPPOSE VETO OVERRIDE OF DANGEROUS GUN BILL
NEW ORLEANS Today, Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined Mayor Sharon Weston Broome of Baton Rouge, Mayor Adrian Perkins of Shreveport, Mayor Robert Billiot of Westwego, Mayor Cornell Dukes of New Roads and Mayor Lionel Johnson of St. Gabriel in releasing the following joint statement calling on the Louisiana Legislature to uphold Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of legislation that would eliminate the need for training and permits for the concealed carrying of weapons:
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Garret Graves meets with officials from Ascension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge
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Garret Graves, the U.S. Representative for Louisiana s 6th congressional district, hosted local officials for a discussion on regional solution for the Bayou Manchac Watershed.
Among the leaders in attendance were Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso, St. Gabriel Mayor Lionel Johnson, and several drainage representatives from East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Iberville parishes.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss utilizing funding, information from constituents, and ideas from discussions to move toward quicker solutions.
In the wake of huge flooding events, notably August 2016 and May 2021, area leaders are looking a multi-parish strategy to flood protections, as opposed to investing in isolated projects.
IBERVILLE PARISH – On Tuesday night, the Iberville Parish Council introduced an ordinance to temporarily halt future subdivision development on the East side of the parish. This only begins the discussion.
St. Gabriel Mayor Lionel Johnson has seen plenty of changes during his 10 years in office, but last week’s storms reminded him once again about the city’s greatest challenge.