AG Jeff Landry's Office
Gets Major Victory For Legislative Sovereignty
BATON ROUGE, LA – Yesterday, the Louisiana Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeal dismissed English
et al. v. Ardoin, a lawsuit petitioning the
court to redraw Louisiana’s congressional districts prematurely. Attorney
General Jeff Landry, whose office defended the Secretary of State in this
matter, issued the following statement in response to the ruling:
"As the Secretary of State's counsel in this
important case, I am proud to have delivered this win. Legislative sovereignty
remains intact. I am pleased the court made it clear that the proper venue for
these legal matters is our State’s Capital City, not New Orleans. Now, the
people's elected representatives can continue their constitutional duty to
redistrict our State. I applaud the work of Assistant Attorneys General Jeffery
Wale, Tom Jones, and Lauryn Sudduth for the exceptional handling of this case.
I’d also like to applaud Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin for his commitment to
integrity in our election and redistricting process."