Nondisclosure Agreements

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, standing beside her fiancee Kevin Ainsworth, center right, and her son, addresses her supporters in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, June 27, 2026, after winning the GOP Senate nomination. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Rep. Julia Letlow bought Meta stock after signing an NDA with the company, records show

Drew Hawkins

Within months of signing a NDA with Laidley LLC, Letlow began buying stock in Meta and Nvidia. She didn't disclose those trades for more than a year.

In this file photo, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington.

Politics

Gov. Jeff Landry personally signed an NDA with Meta. Here’s what it says.

Drew Hawkins

Records show Landry personally executed a "Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement" in April 2024 with Laidley LLC, the data center subsidiary of Meta Platforms.

An illustration shows the mutual nondisclosure agreement Gov. Jeff Landry signed on behalf of the "Office of the Governor" with an LLC in April 2024. LED released the document in response to a request for records involving Meta or Laidley LLC, Meta’s data center subsidiary.

Politics

‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state employees signed NDAs with Gov. Landry’s office

Drew Hawkins

Legal experts warn that the NDAs could create a culture of fear and chill employees’ constitutionally protected speech.

Local & Regional News

'A muzzle on elected officials': NDAs 'cloak' Louisiana's biggest business developments

Drew Hawkins

Louisiana officials signed non-disclosure agreements as Amazon's $12 billion data centers unfolded in secret.