Issue 1 | March 2022

The LADOJ is having a strong start to 2022 - fighting and winning to make our great State an even better place to live, work, worship, and raise families. We are excited to share with you today a few highlights of the year so far and to begin sharing monthly newsletters with regular updates from
Attorney General Jeff Landry and our office.

Our office kicked off 2022 with a major victory: a federal judge granted Attorney General Jeff Landry's request to block the Biden Administration from imposing its unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 shots for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs. We are proud to deliver this win for toddlers and teachers, and we will continue fighting for freedom!

In January, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced a settlement with Navient, one of our Nation's largest student loan servicers, to resolve allegations of widespread unfair and deceptive student loan servicing practices. We are proud to bring some relief to Louisiana borrowers and to establish protections to prevent Navient from preying on students in the future. You can read more on the settlement here.

With violent crime plaguing many areas across our State, we are working hard to protect the public. Attorney General Jeff Landry recently hosted a roundtable with leading law enforcement officers and prosecutors from the Capitol Region to address issues in and around Baton Rouge. We are committed to holding criminals accountable; getting justice for their victims; and collaborating with local, state, and federal partners to make Louisiana safer.

Our office recently teamed with the Baton Rouge Police Department and the Louisiana State Police to arrest four illegal immigrants accused of at least five separate armed robberies and one home invasion in and around Baton Rouge. Repeated instances like this are one of the reasons Attorney General Jeff Landry has called for the resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Refusing to deport violent criminals and allowing fentanyl and other deadly drugs into our country are threats to our citizens and our national security!

In a major victory for justice and the crime victim's family, our office recently obtained a conviction of Kayla Giles on charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice. The Rapides Parish jury's verdict was the culmination of an exceptional prosecution by Assistant Attorneys General Joseph LeBeau and Brooke Harris; and an equally exceptional investigation by our Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Alexandria Police Department.

Less than a day after more than 100 parents filed suit challenging the draconian vaccine and mask dictates imposed by the City of New Orleans, Attorney General Jeff Landry petitioned a court to have the State of Louisiana intervene in Andrews v. Cantrell. As part of the case, subpoenas were issued for the Mayor and School Board President. After they were served, the Mayor had a choice: lift her mandates or face even more public scrutiny, including criticism of her choice to go maskless while requiring others to mask. Fortunately, she chose the former. This win was made possible because of brave parents and guardians who stood up and held their local leaders accountable. As Attorney General Jeff Landry has said: parents know how to best care for their children, not the government. We will continue to fight alongside them in defense of their right to make medical decisions for their children.

Attorney General Jeff Landry, Solicitor General Liz Murrill, and other representatives from the LADOJ had the privilege of attending Life March rallies across the State. We are proud to defend not only the health and safety of women and girls, but also the right to life of unborn babies. We also look forward to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson - a case in which we filed a legal brief in support of returning decisions about abortion policymaking to the states.

Attorney General Jeff Landry has launched an investigation of GoFundMe after the fundraising platform cut off up to $10 million in donations to the Freedom Convoy. We are exploring if the Big Tech company's actions violated state law.

"Another win for AG Jeff Landry!" after a federal court halted the Biden Administration's Social Cost of Carbon initiative, a radical attempt to impose the Left's self-defeating green agenda on the American economy and people. Judge James D. Cain, Jr. ruled in favor of our request for a preliminary injunction against Biden Executive Order 13990, which would have forced the destructive social cost of carbon analysis on nearly every meaningful federal action.

Due to the excellent work of our Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the St. Helena Parish Police Jury President has been arrested on charges of bribery and malfeasance in office. Our LBI opened a criminal investigation based on allegations of misconduct pertaining to disaster relief contracts following emergency declarations resulting from Hurricane Ida. You can read more on the arrest here.

Amid the phenomenal prosecutorial work of Assistant Attorneys General Barry Milligan and Erica McLellan, former Livingston Parish teacher Cynthia Perkins admitted to her crimes and pled guilty in court - waiving any right to appeal (and attempt to avoid conviction) and sparing the victims from reliving her horrific crimes during this particular trial. We look forward to holding Dennis Perkins accountable for his crimes in the very near future!

Watch and share our quick Recap Video above to see
some of the many accomplishments our office has achieved
in January and February. We are honored to serve our great State
and look forward to continue fighting and winning for Louisiana!

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