[StBernard] Governor Blanco to call special session

[Westley Annis]

BATON ROUGE-Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco announced today that a
special session of the Louisiana Legislature to consider hurricane recovery
measures is scheduled to begin on November 6th, 2005. The 12-day session
will be narrowly focused, allowing legislators to concentrate on urgent
matters. 

The special session will be convened by a proclamation of the Governor to
begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 6th and end by 6 p.m. on Friday,
November 18th. 

In addition to the November special session, Governor Blanco anticipates the
need for possibly calling a special session in January 2006. It is expected
that the revenue estimating conference, which meets later this year, will
identify revenue problems which will need to be addressed before the 2006
Regular Session. 

The next regular legislative session is scheduled to convene on March 27,
2006.