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A Brief Trip to the Texas State Capitol & Content to Look forward this weekend
Hello all,
I hope everyone’s week has gone well so far. I’ve been out-of-town over the past few days, so that’s why there’s been a dearth content on the Louisiana First Standard over this week.
Fortunately, I’m back in Louisiana and ready to bring more content to your favorite Louisiana politics substack this weekend.
If you’re looking for some content, I would recommend that you check out my article from Monday on The Hayride. This article goes into depth about the recent controversy surrounding New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Cantrell has allowed the city to become a dumpster fire in her second term as mayor. Fortunately, she only has two years left in office before she is term-limited in May 2026.
Here are some key points from the article:
At this point, there is no political solution in New Orleans at the municipal level. Mayor Cantrell and the New Orleans City Council have failed to demonstrate any ability to properly govern the city, so it’s time for the state government to step in…
Hope may be on the way for the city of New Orleans. The question comes down to whether Louisiana’s executive and legislative branches have the political will to save the city of New Orleans from itself. Only time will tell.
A Quick Trip to the Texas State Capitol
At the beginning of this week, I had some time for a quick visit to the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
Located in the heart of downtown Austin, the Texas State Capitol is a must-see location for political junkies. Built in the 1880s, this Capitol building is one of the tallest state capitols in the country. In fact, the Texas State Capitol is taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC.
I spent about an hour walking through the Capitol’s vast complex. The building boasts a multi-story rotunda, legislative committee meeting rooms, and the state/house senate chambers. So, there’s plenty to see—all for free too!
Here are several photos that I took during my visit to the Texas State Capitol:
Overall, I enjoyed my experience at the Texas State Capitol, and I hope that Louisiana First Standard audience will one day get to experience
Over time, I hope to visit to other 48 State Capitols in the USA—since I have only visited the Louisiana and Texas State Capitols so far. So, I have 48 to go before I hit all 50. The next one one my bucket will likely be Jackson, Mississippi since it’s only a 3 hour drive from the Greater New Orleans area.
A Preview of the upcoming content on the LAFS
To close out this post, I wanted to provide a quick preview of the content coming up here on the Louisiana First Standard substack.
For my next post, I plan on writing about my experience at the Louisiana State Capitol last week—April 17th. I finally had weekday off of work, so I made a day trip to Baton Rouge so that I could watch the Louisiana Legislature in-action.
On Saturday, I plan to make a reminder post about this Saturday’s municipal election in Louisiana. Voter turnout will be extremely low, so every vote matters in this election.
Then on Sunday, you can expect to see another edition of the “5 Intriguing articles from The Hayride”. Then on Monday, we’ll have another post in the long-running “Tweets of the Week in Louisiana politics” series here on the Louisiana First Standard.
There is plenty of solid content coming up. So, stay tuned!
Anyways, thank you all for reading, and may Christ Jesus bless the state of Louisiana! Only Louisiana First!