Overview

• Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all state-funded school classrooms.
• Critics argue the law violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state and plan to challenge it in court.
• The law requires posters of the Ten Commandments to be prominently displayed in classrooms, libraries, and cafeterias by the 2025 school year.
• Additional laws in Louisiana permit hiring chaplains as school counselors and allow teachers to refuse students' chosen names or pronouns.
• Opponents, including the ACLU, contend these laws impose religious doctrine on public institutions.