La. Legislature Ready to Fight Governor Over COVID Restrictions

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The governor’s COVID emergency order is in the cross-hairs of Republican state lawmakers Friday who appear to have enough signatures for a petition revoking the order.

The Republican leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives told the Associated Press Friday morning, the House had 53 signatures needed to file a petition revoking current orders enacted by Gov. John Bel Edwards for seven days. Any attempt at ending the governor’s emergency coronavirus orders will likely be argued in court.

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House GOP Caucus Chair
@BlakeMiguezLA
says House has secured enough votes for petition to overturn
@LouisianaGov
health emergency declaration

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House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and the House Republican delegation have thrown their support behind a controversial petition to lift all of Louisiana’s coronavirus restrictions, an effort aimed at kneecapping Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rules that is expected to be decided in court.

The petition, which previously had only circulated among the most conservative House members, only requires the majority of the House to go into effect. It was expected to win the support of a majority of the House Friday after Schexnayder’s support. The Legislature was also supposed to end the special session Friday.

House GOP Delegation Chair Blake Miguez, R-Erath, said the petition, supported by Schexnayder, has the support of a majority of the House Republicans, who comprise 68 of 105 seats.

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