Tag: Louisiana

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 […]