Republicans Achieve Super Majority in Louisiana Legislature with Party Switch

This reporting from Greg Hilburn at the Monroe News-Star:

Republicans have gained a super majority in both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature after iconic Rep. Francis Thompson of Delhi switched his party registration following nearly 50 years of elective service as a Democrat.

Thompson's party switch gives Republicans 70 votes in the House, the number needed to override a veto from Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. The GOP already had a super majority in the Senate.

Thompson, 81, is the longest serving state legislator in Louisiana history, having first won election to the Legislature in 1974.

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