BATON ROUGE, LA – Just hours after dozens of new Louisiana laws officially took effect Saturday, state legislators reportedly returned to the Capitol to begin writing an entirely new batch of bills aimed at fixing the laws that had only been in effect since breakfast.
According to Capitol insiders, lawmakers were seen hauling color-coded binders labeled “Clarifications,” “Technical Corrections,” “Unexpected Consequences,” and simply “Oops.”
“It’s all part of the legislative process,” one veteran legislator explained. “First we pass the bill. Then we spend the next session explaining what we actually meant. Then we pass another bill explaining what we meant by that one.”
Staff members say several measures have already been pre-filed with titles including “Minor Revisions,” “Cleanup Language,” and “Emergency Amendments.”
Lobbyists praised the efficiency, noting that every new law immediately creates more work for attorneys, consultants, compliance officers, training seminars, and legislative committees.
Citizens admitted they had stopped trying to keep up years ago, saying they now simply wait to see what becomes illegal before making weekend plans.
Legislators say they’re optimistic the next round of fixes should only require another round of fixes sometime around next August.
