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A group of Louisiana parents and civil rights organizations are suing the state over its new law that requires all public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. ... House Bill 71, signed by ...
Louisiana State Representative Dodie Horton introduced the bill to the Louisiana House of Representatives, describing the Ten Commandments as the basis of all laws. After passing the Committee on Education in a 10-3 vote, [4] the bill was signed into law by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry on June 19, 2024. [5]
A group of Louisiana families with children in public school are suing the state in federal court to block a new state law requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments ...
If the bill is passed and the federal court upholds Texas’ law, people living in Louisiana without legal immigration status could face up to a year in prison and $4,000 fine and up to two years ...
In 1868, Louisiana ratified a new Constitution that added language to include "Black Men" in the understanding of "all men created" equal. [6] The state constitution included Article 135, which required Louisiana to provide free public education to all students. It also outlawed racially-segregated schools. [7]
The bill was signed by Governor John Bel Edwards in June 2023. [8] In 2024, Horton voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee. [9] The bill, filed by Republican Beryl Amedee, would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools. [10]
In mid-1874, a congressional civil rights bill removed from the constitution the clause of desegregated schools, thus weakening the position of New Orleans's burgeoning desegregated public school system. The Louisiana constitution was rewritten in 1879 to once again allow for segregated public institutions. In 1898, another change banned ...
Amendment No. 2: Repeal of inactive special funds in Constitution. A vote for would: Remove six inactive funds with zero or near-zero balances from the Louisiana Constitution. A vote against would ...