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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the coronavirus, while Attorney General Jeff Landry, center, and LSU football coach Ed Orgeron listen, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. A Louisiana judge on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 rejected an effort by Republican state House members to force an end to Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ statewide mask mandate and other restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Judge: GOP petition blocking virus rules is unconstitutional

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about his state's response to Hurricane Laura and to the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana GOP petition blocking John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus orders unconstitutional, judge rules

By Kevin McGill - Associated Press

FILE - In Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks during a Bond Commission hearing in Baton Rouge, La. A judge Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, spurned Landry's argument that Louisiana's public records law only applies to state citizens, refusing to throw out a lawsuit filed against Landry by a woman who lives in Indiana. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

Judge: Louisiana records law not solely for state citizens

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press