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Louisiana House GOP trying to yank governor's virus rules

by Melinda Deslatte
| October 24, 2020 12:03 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana House Republicans filed a petition Friday to revoke Gov. John Bel Edwards' coronavirus restrictions for a week, as lawmakers finished a special session in which they sought more power over the Democratic governor's emergency actions but appeared likely to see that effort vetoed.

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