Legislators warn bickering between parties will make it harder to come together on issues

Legislators warn bickering between parties will make it harder to come together on issues

by katiegagliano
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A disappointed Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke to reporter after the collapse of the special legislative session Monday. (Sarah Gamard/LSU Manship School News Service)

The Shreveport Times | March 5, 2018

Story written with Tryfon Boukouvidis. The article details the collapse of the year’s first special legislative session. The session ended without a resolution to the state’s budget problems, and legislators warned the insistent bickering between parties would make it difficult to come together on big issues in the regular session.