Spend enough time listening to politicians, and eventually, one of them will tell you the truth. “I can’t wait to be sued,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared four days before signing a law last week mandating that all public school classrooms – from kindergarten to college – display a Protestant Christian version of the Ten […]
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Louisiana becomes first state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday. While the punishment of surgical castration is used in other countries that are known for […]
Louisiana GOP lawmaker reacts to criticism for law requiring Ten Commandments in public schools.
Louisiana Republican State Rep. Lauren Ventrella rejected criticism on Thursday for co-authoring a bill that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools, and said anyone offended should just not look at them. “What do you say to the parents of students, or even teachers, who don’t share your religious views?” CNN host Boris […]
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Ten Commandments law is Louisiana governor’s latest effort to move the state farther to the right
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has long been reliably red. The Bayou State has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 2000, with residents overwhelmingly supporting Donald Trump during the past two, and the GOP has held a majority in the statehouse for years. But policies in the state have veered […]
Louisiana lawmaker behind Ten Commandments bill is eyeing more culture war wins
The Louisiana lawmaker behind the radical new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms across her state is no stranger to the culture wars. State Rep. Dodie Horton, a Republican from Haughton, Louisiana, is also one of the prime movers behind her state’s bill prohibiting teachers from discussing gender identity […]
Law requires Louisiana public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Louisiana has become the first state in the US to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. It is the latest move from a Republican-dominated legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed the law into legislation on Wednesday requiring a poster-sized display of the […]
Louisiana will face lawsuit over Ten Commandments school displays
A Ten Commandments sculpture is on display in front of City Hall in Grand Junction, Colorado. (Michael Smith/Getty Images) Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms. The new rule applies to […]
Rising tide from Tropical Storm Alberto causes flooding on Louisiana roadways
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Louisiana State Police troopers and St. Bernard Parish deputies are monitoring roadways after inches of water flooded parts of Louisiana Highway 1 and Florissant Highway. Troopers reported around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19 that high water has come up in various spots along the highway between Golden Meadow and Grand […]
Craig Greene won’t seek reelection to Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Craig Greene. (Image source: LPSC) Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Dr. Craig Greene announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection once he concludes his second term in January. Greene, a moderate Republican in a district that includes Lafayette, Houma and parts of Baton Rouge, is serving his eighth year on what […]
Louisiana requires display of Ten Commandments in all classrooms
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes the state the only one in the country to require displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately announced it would sue to block the law, saying it violates the […]
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, […]