Whether simply the natural clash of people with strikingly different political philosophies, the overreach of a governor or the politically motivated decisions of an attorney general considering the 2019 governor's race, the battles only appear to be escalating. [...] the governor largely won again in disagreements over the direction of oil spill recovery money, when again senators refused to comply with the wishes of the attorney general. [...] the two offices remain in a stalemate over Edwards' attempt to hire one of his close political allies to represent Louisiana in litigation against oil and gas companies over coastal land loss. At issue is Edwards' order banning discrimination in state government against LGBT people, a hot-button issue that could win or lose votes for the governor and the attorney general — and that draws attention nationally. In May, Landry issued a response, a legal opinion saying the order has "no binding legal effect" because it seeks to establish a new protected class of people that doesn't exist in law and that lawmakers have refused to add. [...] the attorney general's office has blocked dozens of contracts to let state agencies hire outside lawyers that contain the anti-discrimination clause.