New bill calls for limited constitutional convention

Published: April 16, 2024

By: Madison Maronge and Elizabeth White, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House Tuesday kicked off discussion of Gov. Jeff Landry’s call for a convention this spring to pare down the state’s Constitution.

HB 800, sponsored by Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, calls for a limited constitutional convention and was introduced to the House and Governmental Affairs committee. The panel will not vote on the bill until next week.

Beaullieu also introduced amendments and answered committee member’s questions about the purpose and plans for the convention.

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