The House has now passed a number of measures aimed at limiting the Governor’s public health authority and Governor Edwards says if they make it to his desk he’s likely to veto them.
The House has aggressively gone after the Governor’s broad powers, but Edwards refuses to surrender any of those public health tools while the pandemic continues to rage.
“The vast majority of the instruments that I have seen and heard debated and so forth aren’t things that I would ever acquiesce to,” said Edwards.
The House has backed everything from a complete elimination of all public state-level health restrictions to measures targeting restrictions as specific as limits on religious gatherings.
Edwards reiterated that he feels a special session aimed at attacking his authority is unwarranted.
“There are folks in the Legislature who don’t want any restrictions or any mitigation measures and that is grossly irresponsible,” said Edwards.
It is currently unknown how the Senate will react to the rash of these bills that are headed their way.
Edwards touted his record handling the pandemic and says the public health authority granted to him by the State Constitution has helped him guide Louisiana through this crisis.
“Quite frankly when I look back on the public health emergency and the decisions that we have made I will tell you that I know that we have made the best decisions possible with the information that was available,” said Edwards.
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