BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Devising the budget in the Louisiana Legislature is often an elaborate game of chicken, with the House and Senate challenging each other to see who will relent to avoid an end-of-session meltdown. Usually the House yields rather than risk a special session.

Now, many House members angered by years of just taking what the Senate gives them are pushing back. They want significant changes to next year’s $25 billion spending roadmap, or they’re threatening to force the debate past the Thursday regular session deadline.