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Virus heightens GOP divisions in La. House

Republicans in the Louisiana House started the term divided over leadership, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating, rather than soothing, those divisions.

The latest fissure among GOP lawmakers in the chamber involves public sparring over whether to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision-making in the virus outbreak, through a petition that is provoking sharp disagreements about the scale …

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