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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:15 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 1 July 2010 12:49
From Nola.com:
Her change of party means that at least for the next few weeks, the balance in the 105-member House will be split evenly among Democrats and Republicans: 51 in each party. There are three independents.
On Aug. 1, Rep. Wayne Waddell, R-Shreveport, will leave the House after 12 years, giving the Democrats a one-seat advantage. House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Algiers, has not called the election for the conservative Shreveport district to pick Waddell’s replacement.
House officials have indicated the election would piggyback one of the three elections this fall. Waddell submitted his letter of resignation Monday to Tucker, saying that he will be leaving to become director of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport Aug. 2.
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