Louisiana state officials delay flood funding to New Orleans a second time over city officials’ stance on abortion

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Landry urged the commission to deny the funding in both instances due to a New Orleans City Council resolution encouraging area law enforcement not to enforce the state’s abortion ban within their respective jurisdictions.

In response to Louisiana’s so-called trigger ban — which took effect after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — the New Orleans City Council passed a resolution July 7 certifying the city leaders’ support of abortion access and reproductive health care by asking police, sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors not to dedicate city funds to collect information about abortions.

The Louisiana ban, which has been battled over in court, outlawed abortion outright, with no exemptions for rape or incest– and is currently in force, CNN previously reported.

“In light of the City’s open defiance of the will of the people of Louisiana, I urge the Bond Commission to defer any applications for the City of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, and any local governmental entity or political subdivision under its purview,” Landry wrote in the July letter.

“In addition, any other funding that will directly benefit the City of New Orleans should also be paused until such time as the Council, Mayor, Chief of Police, Sheriff, and District Attorney have met with and affirmed that they will comply with and enforce the laws of this State and cooperate with any State officials who may be called upon to enforce them.”

The motion was approved without objection, according to the minutes.

“Regardless of the outcome, my administration will continue to prioritize the needs of our residents, which includes improving our aging infrastructure, strengthening our resiliency as a city, and protecting the reproductive rights of women throughout the City of New Orleans,” Cantrell said in the release.

“The officials in New Orleans took an oath of office to support and enforce the laws of our State, yet they have decided that some laws are not worthy of enforcement,” Landry said in a statement following Thursday’s vote.

“In light of the City’s open defiance of the will of the people of Louisiana, I continue to my efforts on the State Bond Commission. Today was another step toward ensuring the parishes and municipalities of our State comply with the laws of our State,” the state attorney general said in a Facebook post.

On Friday, Mayor Cantrell told CNN’s Alex Marquardt she will not reconsider her stance on abortion. Withholding or redirecting any resources for infrastructure impacts both state and local economies, Cantrell said.

“We cannot afford to put politics over the rights of people, and particularly safeguarding people from hurricanes and other disasters, because we are on the front lines of climate change,” Cantrell said on CNN.

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