District 97 State Rep. Matthew Willard announced today that he has decided not to seek the open City Council District D seat. I dont feel my job is done in Baton Rouge. There is so much more to do, said Willard, a first term legislator representing Gentilly. Willard said it was a tough decision. Its […]
Recently, several Louisiana legislators have filed eyebrow-raising legislation to include a bill that could make it illegal to teach about racism and sexism as well as bills that threaten health care for transgender people. To counter the series of regressive legislation filed by Republican legislators, four Democratic legislators and one Republican legislator have filed […]
Rising property tax assessments in New Orleans have been an ongoing issue for several years. Now, a new bill proposed by State Rep. Matthew Willard would cap residential property valuation increases at 10 percent a year, unless the valuation change was due to renovation or sale. This could help slow the erosion of affordable housing across New Orleans - which has been in the middle of an affordable housing crisis for several years.
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