COVID-19 legislative session starts Monday in Louisiana
(World News USA)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only three months removed from their last gathering, Louisiana legislators return Monday for a special session focused on the coronavirus outbreak, with deepening rifts between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican lawmakers over the appropriate response to the pandemic. The month-long special session was called by Republican lawmakers without consultation from the Democratic governor, who had no sway over the 70-item agenda. On the agenda are everything from Hurricane Laura response and changes to coronavirus regulations to budget discussions and issues specific to individual parishes, prompting criticism the list is too expansive. “It`s like a regular session. I...