Saturday night, as the last votes were counted and it became apparent that Louisiana voters had soundly rejected to the state constitution, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a statement responding to the results.Â
Landry spent the past several weeks in favor of Amendment 2, a sprawling revision of the section of the constitution that deals with state taxes and budgeting. He couched it as part of his larger effort to make Louisiana’s tax system more attractive to business investment.Â
Here's what the governor said:Â Â
“The primary goal of Amendment 2 was to create a better opportunity for our citizens. To work towards inviting people into our State rather than have them leave. Unfortunately, Soros and far left liberals poured millions into Louisiana with propaganda and outright lies about Amendment 2.
“Although we are disappointed in tonight’s results, we do not see this as a failure. We realize how hard positive change can be to implement in a State that is conditioned for failure. We will continue working to give our citizens more opportunities to keep more of their hard-earned money and provide a better future for Louisianians. This is not the end for us, and we will continue to fight to make the generational changes for Louisiana to succeed.â€Â
