The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under new law

BATON ROUGE, La. —

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday.

The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities.

Opponents question the law’s constitutionality, warning that lawsuits are likely to follow. Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance. In the law’s language, the Ten Commandments are described as “foundational documents of our state and national government.”

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-06-19/louisiana-becomes-first-state-to-require-the-ten-commandments-be-displayed-in-public-school-classrooms