LOUISIANA

Legislative
Accountability
Teams

Holding our Elected Officals accountable.

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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
Our Legislature has become a place that overwhelmed by
partisanship and political jockeying. Legislators need to be
reminded what their job is, That’s where you come in.

Legislative Accountability Teams will allow us to have a rapid

response when legislators vote against the best interest of
the people they serve (YOU). Legislators often talk about
conversations they have with members of their districts
when justifying their votes, with this project we will be able
to confront legislators with the fact that they had (X) number
of conversations to support/oppose a piece of legislation and
they openly went against those wishes.

As a member of a Legislative Accountability team you will

build a relationship with your legislators, become more
involved in the democratic process and hopefully create
meaningful change in your community and state.

“I would describe a demagogue as a politician

who don't keep his promises. " - Gov. Huey Long

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GETTING STARTED

GETTING STARTED
As a new member of a Legislative Accountability Team
you will meet with Louisiana Progress staff for an orientation
conference call where we will go over this guide and what
being a member of this team means.

You can arrange this conference call at

Louisianaprogress.org/LAT We are looking forward to hearing
from you. Alternatively you can also schedule your call by
emailing Charles@Louisianaprogress.org.

FINDING YOUR LEGISLATORS

Find your Legislators at Louisianaprogress.org/LAT . Once you
have found your legislators, you can begin to get to know
them so that you will be a more effective voice in effecting
change.

One of the easiest ways to get in touch with your legislator, to

talk or schedule an appointment would be to get in touch
with their legislative assistant. You can find each legislator’s
assistant on their page, where you will also see contact info.
.

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SOME MORE INFO

SOME MORE INFO

Legislators are often most accessible at or before
commitee meetings or in their district at functions.

The Legislature offers a service which will alert you to

newly scheduled commitee meetings in your inbox.

You can sign up by emailing

lcn-notify-subscribe-request@listserv.doa.la.gov

The governors office often broadcasts their priorities

through thier mailing lists as well.

You can sign up for that here: http://bit.ly/2T5sRX1

Keeping up with legislators on their social media

accounts can also be a good way of keeping track of
their priorities and what they are up to.

Social Media is also a potential means for which you

can build a relationship with your legislator to be more
effective in your Legislative Accountability Team.

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