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The 73rd Louisiana Legislature is the Louisiana State Legislature for the years 2024–2028. [1] [2] ... 2022 6: Rick Edmonds: Rep Baton Rouge:
May 23, 2024 at 12:01 PM. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that ...
Abortion in Louisiana is illegal as of August 1, 2022. [1] [2]In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version of the bill had also sought to criminalize abortion seekers, but this was vehemently opposed by both opponents and advocates of abortion rights. [3]
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.
A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running ...
March 1, 2024 at 9:29 AM. Editor's note: The following guest column was submitted to the Louisiana USA Today Network by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and U.S. Louisiana U.S. Sen. John Kennedy ...
June 19 – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that makes it the first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] November 17 – Two people are killed and nine others are injured in two shooting incidents near a parade route in New Orleans .
Under Louisiana’s bill, anyone who violates the proposed law would face up to a year in prison and a $4,000 fine for a first offense, and up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for a ...