| Good Morning, The Louisiana Legislature is expected to head off the map and into uncharted territory Tuesday afternoon. The Republican majority wants to convene a special session Wednesday at noon to attempt to override Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ vetoes of the bills that draw congressional districts in a way that all but guarantees Republican dominance for another decade. Lawmakers can’t find an instance in which the Legislature held two sessions at the same time and the law is silent on the issue. So legislative leadership is pretty much making it up as they go along. Republican leadership is looking at recessing the regular session Tuesday much as they do each weekend. And while adjourned, they’ll convene the veto override session. The Constitution dictates that special session begin Wednesday at 12 noon to last for five days. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, told a talk radio host that he expects it to end by Wednesday, Thursday at the latest, and then they’ll reconvene the regular session. As there’s no law on this, Democrats are asking questions, like what happens to the timelines? The deadline for filing bills is April 5. What about the presence of lobbyists, who aren’t allowed in the State Capitol during the redistricting sessions but are and have been all over the place during the regular annual session? And what about holding two distinct legislative sessions at the same time? Meanwhile, lawmakers held an emotional debate late into Monday night over whether adults who were adopted as children can access their birth certificates, which have the names of their birth parents. Conservative Christian and anti-abortion groups opposed the measure saying birth parents were promised anonymity years ago. But a sizable number of House members who have tied their politics to those groups voted for the House Bill 450. And lawmakers are about to be asked to approve paying about $100 million to 1,200 or so people whose homes and businesses were damaged in 1983 by flooding caused by shoddy engineering during the building of Interstate 12 in the 1970s. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 16 years ago that the class was owed the money, which with interest now equals about $360 million. But Legislatures over the years have refused to pay the judgment. The deal worked out between the Edwards administration and lawyers for the class members agreed to adding about $45 million to a fund that already has about $15 million set aside. Those dollars will be added to about $6 million set aside during the Jindal administration. Louisiana also agrees to pay another $35 million next year. But the Legislature has to agree and then the state district court in Amite will have agree on how the money is distributed. As always, check throughout the day for the latest Louisiana political news at theadvocate.com/politics or NOLA.com/politics and on Twitter at @MarkBallardCNB, @tegbridges, @samkarlin, @blakepater, @WillSentell. Here are a dozen articles, commentaries and editorials that will catch you up for the week to come. One last item: Thank you to our subscribers. Your support means a great deal to us. If you're not yet a subscriber, we’ve got a special offer you can check out here. – Mark Ballard | 