Kenner’s Stagni Sworn Into The Louisiana House

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana House has two new members.

         Reps. Joe Stagni and John Stefanski were sworn in Monday after winning elections earlier this year to two vacant seats.

         Stagni, a Republican chiropractor from Kenner, is a former city councilman who is filling out the remainder of the term of Thomas Willmott. Willmott, a Republican, was elected to the Kenner City Council.

         Stefanski, a Republican from Crowley, takes over the seat previously represented by Jack Montoucet, a Democrat who left when Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed him secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Stefanski is a lawyer and political newcomer.

         One House seat remains vacant, along with a seat in the state Senate. Special elections are planned to determine who will fill them.