Topic - Louisiana State Legislature

The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators. Members of both houses are elected from single-member constituencies. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15, 2024 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the state’s Black voters, based on an order issued by a federal New Orleans appeals court Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, right, talks with Dr. Mona Moghareh, a pharmacist with Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, La., as she sets up a station to administer the first vials of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

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House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, right, speaks about the legislative session with Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, left, on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Analysis: Business gains influence in Louisiana Legislature

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Analysis: New alliance emerges between House, Senate leaders

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Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, chairman of the House GOP delegation, left, speaks with Reps. Dodie Horton, R-Haungton, center, and Paul Davis, R-Baton Rouge, in the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La.(AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Session stalls: Louisiana lawmakers can’t agree on tax deal

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Bill to void levee board lawsuit heads to Jindal

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Notes from the La. Legislature’s regular session

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Notes from the La. Legislature’s regular session

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Legislature doesn’t appeal ‘fund sweep’ ruling

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Analysis: Lawmakers returning to familiar issues

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Panel looking to cut some specialty theft statutes

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