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  • 6/28/2017

Overreaching Rule Affecting Landowners Repealed by the EPA

General Landry: Repeal of this rule will save the State and local governments of Louisiana hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars in compliance costs - money that should be spent on actual, tangible infrastructure like roads, bridges, and ports.

  • 6/26/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Alerts Louisiana Residents to Watch Out for Door-to-Door Scam Artists

General Landry: Understanding how to spot and stop door-to-door scam artists can protect consumers from becoming fraud victims.

  • 6/23/2017

National Association of Attorneys General Elects Jeff Landry as President-Elect

General Landry: I look forward to helping NAAG carry out its mission and continuing to work with other AG's across our country in an effort to strengthen states' rights, support economic liberty, and make our communities safer.

  • 6/20/2017

Two St. Tammany Parish Men Arrested by Cyber Crime Unit

General Landry: With the assistance of our law enforcement partners, we will bring to justice those who sexually exploit our children in any way.

  • 6/19/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Leads Ten-State Coalition in Fight Against Sanctuary Cities

General Landry: Sanctuary policies obstructing cooperation with federal agencies defy the rule of law.

  • 6/16/2017

51 Arrests Made in Statewide Initiative to Reduce Internet Crimes Against Children

General Landry: Every time a video or image is viewed, a child is re-victimized; and unfortunately, we have seen that a high percentage of people who engage in child pornography end up being hands on abusers.

  • 6/14/2017

Majority Whip Congressman Steve Scalise Shot; Attorney General Jeff Landry Reacts

General Landry: My thoughts and prayers are with Steve as he has surgery and faces what will likely be months of recovery following the event’s that took place early this morning.

  • 6/1/2017

Louisiana Receives Over $500k in Johnson & Johnson Settlement

General Landry: My Public Protection Division works tirelessly to ensure companies that deceive Louisiana consumers are held accountable for their actions. This resolution does just that and should serve as a reminder for those doing business in our State to follow manufacturing safety standards.

  • 5/31/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Alerts Consumers to Beware of Hurricane Season Scams

General Landry: Fraud awareness should be included in every consumer’s emergency preparedness plans.

  • 5/24/2017

Fighting for Federalism, Multiple States Request USDOJ Evaluate Obama Consent Decrees

General Landry: Federal judges are simply not equipped to run agencies day-to-day; and they were never intended to. If anything is a given under the U.S. Constitution, it is that the police power is a state and local responsibility.

  • 5/23/2017

Settlement Agreement by Attorney General Jeff Landry Brings Over a Quarter Million Dollars to Louisiana

General Landry: My office will continue our efforts to keep the private information of our State's people from being obtained by cyber criminals.

  • 5/22/2017

Minden Woman Arrested for Stealing Nearly $400k from Elderly Residents

General Landry: It is a disgusting travesty for the elderly, especially Holocaust survivors, to be scammed and robbed by those supposedly caring for them.

  • 5/17/2017

Sanctuary City Prohibition Passes the Louisiana House with Support from Attorney General Jeff Landry

General Landry: The Senate and the Governor should stand with Representative Hodges and the people of our State and say no to the harboring of illegal aliens. We must stand together in support of this public safety measure.

  • 5/16/2017

Bill to Incentivize Fraud Detection Efforts Passes Louisiana House

General Landry: This bill will assist the State's efforts in fighting waste, fraud, and abuse in Louisiana.

  • 5/16/2017

Louisiana Joins 37 States in Effort to Broaden Fight Against Medicaid Fraud

General Landry: I hope Secretary Price will broaden our authority and add these new tools in our arsenal against fraud, waste, and abuse in Louisiana.

  • 5/15/2017

New Opioid Fighting Initiative Announced by Attorney General Jeff Landry

General Landry: Our office is pleased by this settlement which will help get first responders much needed resources to help fight the opioid epidemic plaguing our State.

  • 5/8/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Applauds House Passage of HB 455

General Landry: Today’s vote takes us one step closer to helping all law enforcement agencies in in their efforts to keep the public safe from sex offenders and child predators.

  • 5/3/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Statement on Sterling Investigation

General Landry: This matter now needs to be investigated for possible state criminal violations. In order to ensure this matter is investigated by the agency with the most expertise in officer-involved shootings – I have directed the USDOJ to securely forward their investigative materials to the LSP to conduct the state investigation. And I have assigned a prosecutor from the LADOJ to assist.

  • 4/28/2017

Attorney General Jeff Landry Makes Three Medicaid Fraud Arrests

General Landry: It is frustrating to me and my staff that people defraud programs created to help our State’s most vulnerable; and we will continue to fight against this type of criminal activity.

  • 4/28/2017

Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office Creation Applauded by Attorney General Jeff Landry

General Landry: Louisiana citizens have been killed, raped, and sexually exploited by illegal immigrants. While I will always remain frustrated by these crimes because the perpetrators should never have been here, I am grateful for the assistance VOICE will be able to provide the victims and their families.