Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds his hand to his heart with his wife Donna Edwards and son John Miller Edwards, right, for the opening of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
March 9, 2020
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March 9, 2020 4:38 p.m.
Louisiana opens legislative session amid coronavirus concern
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a House and Senate filled with fresh faces, Louisiana opened its three-month legislative session Monday with uncertainty about how the chambers’ more conservative bent will change lawmaking and how the new coronavirus risk will impact the state.