Barbara West Carpenter, D- Baton Rouge, and other members of the Louisiana House of Representatives are sworn in at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
March 7, 2020
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March 7, 2020 9:01 a.m.
Louisiana's three-month legislative session opening Monday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana Legislature packed with dozens of new members starts its first lawmaking session of the term Monday, with a grab bag of topics for debate and none of the budget woes that preoccupied the last term.