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In October 2009, Keith Bardwell, a Robert, Louisiana Justice of the Peace, refused to officiate the civil wedding of an interracial couple because of his personal views, in spite of a 1967 ruling by the United States Supreme Court which prohibited restrictions on interracial marriage as unconstitutional.
The Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S.) contain a significant amount of legislation, arranged in titles or codes. [2] Apart from this, the Louisiana Civil Code forms the core of private law, [3] the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.) governs civil procedure, the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (C.Cr.P.) governs criminal procedure, the Louisiana Code of Evidence governs the law of ...
In October 2009, the Louisiana Supreme Court placed Jefferson on interim suspension from the practice of law. [60] On November 13, 2009, Jefferson was sentenced to 13 years for bribery, the longest sentence ever handed down to a congressman for bribery or any other charge. [6]
The controversial law comes during a new era of conservative leadership in Louisiana under Landry, who replaced two-term Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in January. The GOP holds a supermajority ...
As we approach Election Day 2024, a closer look at laws passed in Louisiana last year shows that the state may be closer to Project 2025 initiatives than one might think.
Louisiana House Bill 71 (H.B. 71), or Act 676, [1] was a law passed by the Louisiana State Legislature and signed by Governor Jeff Landry in June 2024 that directs schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Two new Louisiana school immunization laws amplify parents already existing right to opt out of vaccine requirements and prevent any school from requiring children to get the COVID-19 shot as a ...
New Orleans, the state's largest city, is regarded as a hotspot for the LGBTQ community. [1] [2] However, Louisiana lacks comprehensive anti-discrimination laws for sexual orientation or gender identity, though some local ordinances offer broader protections than statewide law.