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Concerned about the proposed display of the Ten Commandments at the Rapides Parish Courthouse, the ACLU of Louisiana has submitted a request for public records explaining the nature and purpose of the proposed display.
The ACLU of Louisiana has filed suit on behalf of Seth Chaisson, a Native American student at Juban Parc Junior High School in Denham Springs, Louisiana who was suspended for growing his hair in accordance with his cultural and religious practices.
The Terrebonne Parish School Board announced today that it will permit senior Monique Verdin to wear a tuxedo to Ellender Memorial High School's prom, which is to occur this Saturday, April 2, 2011.
Last week, student Dawn Henderson of DeSoto Middle School wore a shirt to school bearing the message "Some Kids are Gay.
In a fight for religious freedom, the ACLU of Louisiana has enrolled to represent a Native American student at Juban Parc Junior High School in Denham Springs, LA. Seth Chaisson, a member of the United Houma Nation, grows his hair long for cultural and religious reasons.
The ACLU of Louisiana welcomes today's report by the US Department of Justice and its findings of patterns of unconsitutional conduct within the New Orleans Police Department.