While Landry and New Orleans fight over pride, Louisiana's children pay for It

While Landry and New Orleans fight over pride, Louisiana's children pay for It

Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to reporters during a news conference at the State Capitol on Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)“Used to be, the saying was, ‘Where goes New Orleans, where goes the state,'” Gov. Jeff Landry told reporters this month. “That has changed.”  If New Orleans’ standing has fallen, it fell on his watch. A governor dismissing his own state’s largest city is not a burn. It is a confession. And the audience…