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BATON ROUGE, LA—Louisiana legislators came one step closer to passing a Texas-style abortion restriction by advancing a medically unnecessary bill that is designed to close women's health centers across the state.
NEW ORLEANS—The ACLU of Louisiana released an open letter to the Iberville Parish Council today, regarding a proposed ordinance to regulate the clothing of its residents.
The letter reads as follows:
To the Iberville Parish Council:
SHREVEPORT, La.— A federal district court today approved a consent decree requiring the Sabine Parish School Board to cease a variety of unconstitutional practices that impose religion on students at Negreet High School and other Sabine Parish Schools.
NEW ORLEANS—Today the ACLU of Louisiana sent a letter to the Superintendents of all Louisiana public school boards reminding them of the legal obligation to allow students to bring dates of the same sex to school dances.
NEW ORLEANS—The ACLU of Louisiana has released an open letter to the Caddo Parish School Board regarding creationism being taught in Caddo public schools, and is asking for a school board investigation into the matter.
The letter reads as follows:
SHREVEPORT, La.—The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit today against the Sabine Parish School Board, alleging that officials at one school harassed and proselytized a sixth-grader because of his Buddhist faith.