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Letters: Botched anti-slavery amendment made Louisiana a national embarrassment

Por: The Advocate Opinion November 16, 2022

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On Nov. 8, Louisiana voters went to the polls to vote. One of the items they would vote on was yet another t to our bloated constitution.State Rep. Edmond Jordan offered up an amendment that was so poor that if it passed, it would need another amendment to fix the .Jordan even asked citizens to vote against his “anti-slavery” amendment. Voters went to the polls and did just that, they voted it down.However, the damage was already done to the... + full article



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