Louisiana Voice

While little Jeffey is busy carrying out his vendetta against New Orleans and requiring state employees to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) even as he claims transparency in government, a national survey placed Louisiana dead last in a ranking of all 50 states.

Why, we even ranked below (gasp!) Mississippi (48^th), Alaska (49^th), Arkansas (45^th), West Virginia (44^th) and Alabama (43^rd).

Of course, Gov. Squeaky Toy will attempt to put a positive spin on Louisiana’s economic, educational and criminal justice systems. For example, when he signed an executive order just yesterday ostensibly aimed at giving New Orleans citizens transparency on how their tax dollars are spent, he ballyhooed, “This new initiative will drive us further towards a responsible government and our progress is evident,” Landry said. “Louisiana now has fewer people on Medicaid rolls than before the previous governor expanded that welfare program.”

“This is a testament to two key factors,” he said. “Our thriving economy that is creating jobs at a historic pace and our determination to protect the needy from the greedy. Louisiana taxpayers deserve transparency and assurance that their money is spent wisely.”

Really? Responsible government? Evident progress? Thriving economy? Transparency? Guv, do you sincerely believe depriving hungry children of food is responsible government? Is it really progress? Or is your response to a distant Trump dog whistle? I mean, I don’t recall there ever being any thought given to a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) before Trump and Elon Musk.

You said it, yourself, Guv, when you said Louisiana DOGE has uncovered nearly $1 billion in savings for the state. That’s easy enough when you deprive the sick and poor of medical care and food for their tables.

It’s almost as if you were taking your cue from TACO Don. We never heard the terms fake news, witch hunt or stolen elections until President InEpstein introduced them to our everyday vocabulary ad nauseam. Suddenly, every MAGHAT out there incapable of thinking for himself (including you, Guv.) picked up on the phrases given you by Agent Orange. It’s almost as if you have no terminology of your own and had to borrow from a functional illiterate felonious Liar-in-Chief.

And here’s the best part: you apparently feel the media are not being transparent because they don’t print every single word you utter. Well, Guv, that’s called editing because if we didn’t edit, the flood of gobbledygook from politicians would trigger readers’ B.S. overload switch.

Besides, it’s you who initiated those NDAs, not the media. It’s you who obviously does not want voters to know what you’re doing. So, when you declared on X, “Good government starts with transparency,” if sounded a bit hollow.

Having said that, let’s take a closer look at those Rankings: Overall Best States | U.S. News Best States that has Louisiana ranked:

• 50^th (dead last) in Crime and Corrections;
• 46^th in Education (you somehow have the state moving up 11 spots on the Nation’s Report Card);
• 45^th in Health Care (thanks to your kicking 200,000 off Medicaid coverage)
• 49^th in Natural Environment (Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” is FAR MORE DEADLY than previously thought, thanks to the relaxing of protective standards by your administration);
• 49^th in 44^th in Economy;
• 48^th in Fiscal Stability;
• 49^th in Infrastructure;
• 32 in Opportunity

Guv, those are pretty tough rankings to overcome and I don’t think more detainee centers for illegal immigrants are going to help anyone other than the private concerns who lock people in cages for money. And with the proposed datacenters ramping up utility rates and water usage, the jury’s still very much out on any benefits to be derived from the jobs they’re promising.

Of course, we don’t know how many jobs there will be or how many would be permanent, with all those NDAs being passed around.