Lawmakers decline veto overide session

The Louisiana Legislature
has declined to reconvene for a
veto override session this year.
The majority of lawmakers
– 87 members of the House
of Representatives and 29
in the Senate – voted not to
hold a special session in which
lawmakers try to overturn Gov.
Jeff Landry’s rejection of bills.
In all, the governor vetoed
15 pieces of the legislation and
removed portions of three
budget proposals that legislators
could have voted to reinstate.
The legislation Landry rejected
dealt with matters ranging
from new registered dietician
regulations to a prohibition on
outdoor balloon releases.