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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state's current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry's Democratic predecessor. Among the two-dozen tough-on-crime-related items on Landry's broad agenda are expanding methods to carry out death row executions, restricting parole eligibility, harsher penalties for carjackings, "immunity from liability" for law enforcement based upon certain criteria and publicizing some juvenile court records. The special session is scheduled to begin Feb. 19 and must conclude by the evening of March 6.