Louisiana to convene for regular session Monday

Louisiana will begin its regular 2008 session on Monday, and 1,700 bills are already in the hopper. They have filing "curbs" down there, meaning that each legislator can only file five more bills.

All other states that border Arkansas are currently in session except Texas. Some of the major themes expected to be legislated in Louisiana include a restructuring of the Labor Department and an overhaul of sexual predator crimes. They've already held two special sessions there this year -- one focusing on ethics and the other on taxes. Here's a preview of their legislative session from the Shreveport Times.