Louisiana Legislature Calls Special Session for COVID-19 Orders, Hurricane Laura Damage
By Andrew Capps
USA Today Network
Louisiana's Legislature will start a special session next week in response to damage from Hurricane Laura and mounting pressure from Republicans to undo Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' COVID-19 emergency orders.
Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales and Republican Senate President Page Cortez of Lafayette announced Monday the special session will start next week. It will be the Legislature's second special session this year after a prior special session in June immediately after the regular session ended.