ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 24, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals that Republicans in the Louisiana legislature continued to have legislative priorities thwarted by vetoes from former Governor John Bel Edwards during the 2023 session.

SEE SCORECARD HERE

“In Louisiana, voters decided to trade up from Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards to a conservative Governor in Jeff Landry (CPAC Rating 98%),” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Last session the former Governor stood in the way of policies which protect elections, strengthen parental rights, and fight radical gender ideology in the classroom. With Governor Landry at the helm, we expect Louisiana to reverse these setbacks.”

CPAC recognizes the following members of the Louisiana State Legislature for earning CPAC’s Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time during the 2023 session.

Sherman Mack (95%)

Thomas Pressly (90%)

Additionally, many lawmakers in the Louisiana State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session.

Their names are highlighted in gray on the scorecard.

The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Louisiana addressed national security, government spending, and parental rights in education. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Louisiana legislature.

The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area.