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70 votes were needed to complete the veto override. As pointed out by Louisiana Radio Network, there are 68 Republicans in the House and 2 Independents. The 36 other legislators are Democrats. BELOW is the vote count. As you can see, one Republican - Joe Stagni of Kenner - voted in the minority with the Democrats. One Democrat - Francis Thompson of Delhi - voted with Republicans.     Republican Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel expressed why she believes this bill was necessary, despite Governor Edwards and other Democrats calling it discriminatory and a bill in search of a problem that does not exist. “We vote on bills every single session that are forward-thinking and if you look all over the country and the world, this is a growing problem,” said Schlegel in this Louisiana Radio Network article. “Respecting biological differences is not discrimination, it is not hate, it is what is evident and not true.

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