There are not enough certified signatures to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Governor Edwards issued a statement after receiving documents from the Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters Office this morning. The petition only contained 27,000 certified signatures and 45,000 were needed to trigger the recall. Almost 40,000 of the collected signatures were not qualified electors in Orleans Parish.
Louisiana lawmakers would receive a $43,000 pay bump if Gretna Representative Joseph Marino’s bill passes. The current salary for legislators has been $16,800 for four decades. Marino says he’s not filing the legislation to line his own pockets because he wouldn’t even be eligible due to term limits. He says he’s doing it to encourage more qualified individuals to run for office.
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