Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state's current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry's Democratic predecessor.
I am eager to enact real change that makes Louisiana a safer state for all," Landry said in a statement.
The special session is scheduled to begin Feb. 19 and must conclude by the evening of March 6.
Landry, who served as the state's attorney general for eight years until he became governor, has repeatedly slammed Louisiana’s 2017 criminal justice overhaul.
This will be Louisiana's second special session since Landry took office last month.
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