BATON ROUGE, La.— At least 68% of Louisiana lawmakers say they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. But the top leaders of the House and Senate have refused to reveal whether they’ve gotten their shots. That’s according to a survey conducted by The Advocate.
Ninety-eight of 142 lawmakers polled said they have received the coronavirus vaccine, while 30 said they haven’t been vaccinated.
Some said they recently recovered from COVID-19 and plan to get the vaccine soon.
One lawmaker was unreachable, while another seat in the 144-member Legislature is vacant.
Republican Senate President Page Cortez and Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder wouldn’t answer The Advocate’s question about whether they had been vaccinated.
