Louisiana Gov Gets Ten Commandments In Schools Bill

Axios reports:

Louisiana will become the first state to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in all schools and colleges that receive public funding, if Gov. Jeff Landry signs a new bill into law.

Rep. Dodie Horton (R-Haughton) wrote HB71 to require the text of the Ten Commandments be printed on a poster no smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches. The text must be “the central focus” of the document. Horton has said the commandments are the “basis of all laws in Louisiana.”

Louisiana lawmakers gave the bill final approval Tuesday evening with a 79-16 vote in the state House of Representatives.

Read the full article. Horton is also the author of Louisiana’s recently passed K-12 “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Louisiana will become the first state to require public school classrooms to be posted with copies of the Ten Commandments following the passage of House Bill 71 by Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton. Vote was 79-16 with only Dems opposed #lalege #lagov

— Tyler Bridges (@tegbridges) May 28, 2024