The failure of the four constitutional amendments over the weekend continues to send shockwaves across the entire state. Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says Constitutional Amendment 2, which was the one that got by far the most attention, likely failed because it was way too much to unpack in a single election.
Cut 6 (09) “…people to digest.”
The opposition to Amendment 2 was led by Jan (YAHN) Moeller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana. Moeller says it was a decisive and appropriate verdict by the voters.
Cut 3 (09) “…bad policy outcomes.”
In a statement after the election, Governor Landry said, in his words, Soros and far left liberals poured millions of dollars into Louisiana with propaganda and outright lies about Amendment 2. Moeller, however, says there was also a great deal of Republican opposition to all four amendments as well.
With the LSU women’s basketball team’s season ending yesterday with a loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight, All-American guard Flau’jae Johnson now has a decision to make. She’s eligible for next month’s WNBA draft and could forgo her senior season and turn pro. Johnson won a national championship at LSU her freshman season and averaged 18 points this season, her junior campaign. Coach Kim Mulkey would be sad to see Johnson go…
All-American forward Aneesah Morrow is not coming back next season, because she’s used up her college eligibility.