From the Advocate:

Just weeks after angering legislators by vetoing scores of their projects, Gov. Bobby Jindal used a private luncheon Friday to reach out to lawmakers.

Jindal spoke at the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee’s annual luncheon. Committee aides refused to allow the media into the luncheon, citing a tradition of barring the press from events.

However, several lawmakers who attended the luncheon at the Marriott New Orleans said Jindal made a point of recognizing them and thanking them for their work.

That’s a genial tone considering Jindal blamed the legislative pay raise on making the mistake of allowing legislators to manage their own affairs.

Jindal is traveling to legislators’ districts this month for a series of town meetings. He headed to Thibodaux on Friday after speaking at the luncheon. He is scheduled to be in north Louisiana on Monday.

“We’ll work through any kind of problems that we have,” state Sen. Mike Walsworth said after the luncheon. Walsworth, R-West Monroe, said the governor talked about working as a team with legislators.

House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, said Jindal thanked lawmakers for helping him with his initiatives.

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