The 2019 Legislative session wrapped up Thursday at 6pm. Kevin Barnhart looks at what happened in the final moments before adjournment.
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Governor Edwards signs industrial hemp legalization into law, potentially clearing a path for the first crop in Louisiana to be planted early next year. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain.
Edwards celebrated the end of the first legislative season of his tenure to not feature special sessions and says the passage of most of his legislative agenda points the state in the right direction. Edwards says the over 300-million-dollar surplus the state ran last year made for smoother sailing when crafting a budget, as opposed to previous years’ fiscal chaos…
The Democrat touted the fact that that surplus was largely invested into education.
House Republican Chairman Lance Harris feels overall it’s been a great session. Harris says among the most positive pieces of legislation was the controversial fetal heartbeat abortion ban, which has already been signed into law by Governor Edwards, but he bemoaned the fact that once again, legislation targeting the state’s sky high auto insurance rates crashed and burned…