Clay Schexnayder Selected as New Louisiana House Speaker
By Kaylee Poche
Gambit
The Louisiana House of Representatives named Gonzales Republican Rep. Clay Schexnayder as its new speaker today, after a split Republican party forced the two candidates to rally support from Democrats for a shot at one of the most powerful positions in Louisiana government.
Schexnayder chaired the Committee of Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development and authored a 2019 bill to regulate the growing, processing and transportation of industrial hemp.