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Sunday, August 21st, 2022

Louisiana officials stall New Orleans flood funds over abortion

Author:     ARIEL WITTENBERG
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     08/19/2022 | 04:00 PM EDT
 Link: Louisiana officials stall New Orleans flood funds over abortion
Stephan:   Louisiana, a state run by MAGAts voted into office by MAGAt voters is one of the worst governed states in the United States. Its social outcome data is so bad that if it were a country it would be considered a failed state. For instance, a pregnant woman in Lousiana, unless she is rich, would be more likely to survive birth, and have her child survive birth if she delivered in Botswana, Africa. And as for early childhood support, Louisiana is definitely third world. Fostering wellbeing, as this article about what is being done to New Orleans illustrates, isn't even a consideration in the state legislature. And yet the people of Louisiana, to their own measurable detriment, vote MAGAts into office election after election.
Flooding in New Orleans in May 2018. Credit: Bart Everson / Flickr

A Louisiana commission is withholding approval of New Orleans flood control funds over city officials’ opposition to the state’s strict abortion ban.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission has twice voted to delay approval of a future $39 million line of credit for a power station to run New Orleans drainage pumps that would protect the city’s 384,000 residents from flooding and have been described as critical for the city’s ability to adapt to climate change.

Both votes, each taken at times when New Orleans was under an active flood advisory, have been at the urging of Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is enraged by city officials’ response to the near-total abortion ban.

“This is them coming right out to the rest of the citizens of the state saying, ‘We don’t care what your law is,’” Landry said at yesterday’s commission meeting.

Louisiana’s abortion ban does not include exemptions for rape or incest, and has forced closure of abortion clinics throughout the state, including in New Orleans. City officials […]

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2 Comments

  1. Rev. Dean on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    A real shame for these flood victims. I pray for them to gain better (Democratic) government.

  2. Albus Eddie on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 9:26 am

    This is part of an overall trend in the loss of respect for the institutions of government. As this respect declines all aspects of governance suffer. I do not believe that the Supreme Court fully understands that when some of their decisions are discounted as purely political or religious actions then all of their decisions are impugned.