Construction budget for projects across Louisiana signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards
Gov. John Bel Edwards approved borrowing for renovations to the LSU Memorial Tower and to the New Orleans City Park in signing the two bills that authorize spending for construction projects.
And with the release of those signed bills, the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature is over.
The governor has signed or vetoed every measure that was approved by both chambers of the Legislature and sent to his desk. (He has never allowed legislation to go into law without his signature.)
He vetoed eight measures and signed 448 bills, including a $30 billion operating budget for the state fiscal year that began Monday and will run to June 30, 2020.
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(Baton Rouge Advocate)