Lawmakers will gather at the State Capitol tomorrow for a special session that the governor called to fulfill a federal judge’s order for legislators to approve a Congressional district map with two Black majority districts. The deadline for a new map is June 20th. Erath Representative Blake Miguez says that is insufficient time…:
Cut 14 (14) “…the House and the Senate.”
It’s possible Republican lawmakers will not pass another map and let the courts decide if the map they approved in February is legal.

Governor John Bel Edwards says he opposes the idea of sending the National Guard to New Orleans to help with the city’s crime problems. Edwards says guardsmen are soldiers, not law enforcement.
Cut 5 (07) “…an answer”
New Orleans has seen a 37-percent increase in fatal shootings and a 28-percent increase in armed robberies in 2022, compared to this time last year.

A group of Democrats in the Legislature are pushing Governor Edwards to veto a bill approved in the regular session that would ban abortions in Louisiana if the Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade.
cut 28 (11) “….bad legislation”
New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says they are also concerned the legislation does not contain an exception for rape or incest.

Oil City Representative Danny McCormick’s effort to pass a permitless concealed carry bill was derailed in the final days of the legislative session when the legislation was completely amended to allow school teachers to carry guns. McCormick does not believe the amendment was sincere…
cut 6 (10) “….Senate floor”
McCormick’s bill was heavily amended days after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.