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A container of disinfectant wipes sits next to the desk of Rep. Jerome Zeringue, R-Houma, seated left, during the start of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at the session that the state's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus was discovered today in Jefferson Parish. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A container of disinfectant wipes sits next to the desk of Rep. Jerome Zeringue, R-Houma, seated left, during the start of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at the session that the state's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus was discovered today in Jefferson Parish. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

March 9, 2020

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Louisiana opens legislative session amid coronavirus concern
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.