Religion

A law that requires Louisiana’s public K-12 schools, colleges and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom takes effect Wednesday, and the state’s top lawyer said Monday she will soon provide guidance to aid with compliance.

Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under a federal appeals court ruling in New Orleans.

A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.

A federal court in Louisiana is weighing whether a state law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools is constitutional.

In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down pretty much the same law in 1980. But Louisiana’s attorney general argues the state’s law is constitutional, saying the document is historic and used to be displayed in schools.

Listen to Gov. Landry’s latest interview with Jim Engster, recorded Tuesday on Talk Louisiana.

A bill requiring all public school classrooms in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments is likely to become law after lawmakers in the Senate voted 30-8 to approve the bill.

Two bills that target LGBTQ+ youth in Louisiana are once again working their way through the Legislature after they were vetoed last year.

Public schools in Louisiana could soon be required to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom under a new bill. The proposal passed the House Education Committee on Thursday.