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Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder The Louisiana Supreme Court orders a Baton Rouge judge to rehear a case involving a State House petition that seeks to override the Governor’s public health emergency declaration. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says he’s glad Judge William Morvant will hear the case again because the state needs clarity on whether the ongoing COVID restrictions are legal. “It is a battle that I think needs to be fought and cleared up either in court or in legislation,” said Schexnayder. On November 12 th Morvant ruled a petition signed by a majority of House membe...

Louisiana Virus Rules Dispute Returned to Lower Court The Louisiana Supreme Court on Dec. 21 sent a legal feud between Gov. John Bel Edwards and House Republicans over coronavirus restrictions back to district court, saying the judge ruled too quickly that the state law the GOP used to try to nullify the restrictions was unconstitutional. The justices wrote in their opinion that Baton Rouge Judge William Morvant should have held a full hearing on other issues raised in the lawsuit over the Democratic governor’s statewide mask mandate, business restrictions and crowd size limits aimed at com...

Louisiana Supreme Court sends Lawsuit over Governor’s COVID-19 Restrictions Back to District Court December 22, 2020 On Monday, the Louisiana Supreme Court sent a lawsuit between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican members of the Louisiana House of Representatives over COVID-19 restrictions back to the district court, stating that the district judge ruled too quickly when he stated that the state law used to attempt to void the restrictions was unconstitutional, according to an article by the Associated Press.  “Today’s action by the Supreme Court maintains that Louisiana is not a dic...

Paul Braun / WRKF Gov. John Bel Edwards is extending his modified Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions through the holidays and into the new year. The restrictions, which were set to expire Wednesday, will remain in effect through Jan. 13. They include a statewide mask mandate, limit most businesses to 50 percent occupancy, prohibit bars from serving people indoors, and impose 25 percent occupancy limits on wedding venues and high school sports stadiums. Churches are limited to 75 percent occupancy. Edwards said many of the state’s coronavirus metrics have plateaued at a “very high level...

DENVER — Colorado’s legislature will go into recess soon after convening in January as lawmakers wait for COVID-19 cases to subside. Democratic leaders said Monday that legislators will begin the new session Jan. 13 and address any urgent business and required actions, such as swearing in new members. They will then suspend the session. The tentative plan is to reconvene Feb. 16, by which time legislative leaders hope the peak of the coronavirus pandemic will have subsided. They say lawmakers will resume work earlier if there is an emergency that requires immediate attention. ___ THE VIR...