Lawmakers eyeing legislation to limit vulnerability to China

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Louisiana launches task force to protect critical infrastructure from foreign threats.

Focus on Chinese targeting of ports , energy facilities, and U.S. river systems.

Lawmakers consider legislation restricting foreign involvement in property and higher education.

State’s energy and LNG exports make it a strategic U.S. target.

Louisiana lawmakers are eyeing legislation that will attempt to limit the state’s vulnerability to China .

On Tuesday, legislators and security experts convened the first meeting of the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana’s Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries. Members of the task force include the FBI, the state police, the attorney general’s office and the National Guard.

While the task force will not exclusively focu