Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks in the House Chambers for the opening of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. Edwards announced to the legislature that Louisiana today had its first confirmed case of the virus in Jefferson Parish. (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.