Republicans now have supermajority in both Louisiana’s House and Senate after iconic Rep. Francis Thompson of Delhi switched his party registration following nearly 50 years as a Democrat, USA Today Network reports. Thompson’s switch gives the GOP 70 votes in the House, the number needed to override a veto from Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.
How Republicans just gained a supermajority in the Louisiana House
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