(Louisiana Illuminator) Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed a conservative nutrition bill, using his veto message to swipe at a fellow Republican who is now running for U.S. Senate.
Senate Bill 117 by Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, is very similar to another piece of legislation championed by Landry, but it got the veto pen. In his veto letter, Landry made a slew of gun references seemingly taking aim at Miguez’s senate campaign, which was launched earlier this month in video that shows off Miguez’s sharp-shooting skills.
Landry’s preferred similar legislation, Senate Bill 14 by Sen. Patrick McMath, R-Covington, which Landry signed into law last week standing next to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
It passed after a “full-caliber collaborative effort,” Landry wrote to Miguez. McMath’s bill also goes “further downrange,” Landry said, while Miguez’s bill “leaves some harmful ingredients in the chamber.”
McMath’s bill also “loads the health initiative with a broader scope,” and requires medical professionals to “reload their knowledge,” Landry continued.
Landry also wrote that Miguez’s bill seems “like a misfire.”
“In short, these two bills fire at some of the same targets, but SB 14 is a well-aimed tool that will Make Louisiana Healthy Again,” Landry wrote.
Miguez has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Both bills are part of a nationwide backlash against “ultra-processed foods,” food dyes, seed oils and certain chemicals in foods that Kennedy has targeted for elimination.
While Miguez and Landry are largely ideologically aligned, the two have clashed in recent months since Miguez criticized Landry’s tax reform package.
