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Lawsuit filed against Bobby Jindal over anti-gay marriage religious objections order
A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that aims to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage.
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Louisiana begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Gay rights advocates said Louisiana had been the last state to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses when its clerks of court got the go-ahead Monday.
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Louisiana officials delay issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Louisiana’s attorney general says it is not necessary for court officials to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday.
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IBM cancels ribbon-cutting because of Bobby Jindal’s anti-gay executive order
IBM has cancelled Monday’s ribbon-cutting for its new National Service Center in Baton Rouge because of Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal’s executive order protecting those who object to same-sex marriage.
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Analysis: Anti-gay bill rejection gives Jindal a campaign opportunity
By voting down a proposal to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage, lawmakers thought they had put the divisive issue to bed and ended one of the major controversies of the legislative session.
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New Orleans mayor blasts Jindal with counter executive order protecting LGBT individuals
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu responded to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s controversial religious objections executive order by issuing an order of his own.
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Critics bash Jindal over ‘religious freedom’ executive order
“Arrogant” and “cynical” — that’s what Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called President Barack Obama last fall after the president issued an executive order addressing the hot-button social issue of illegal immigration.
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Defiant Jindal issues executive order after Louisiana House panel kills anti-gay bill
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday shelved a divisive religious objections bill pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, but the governor fought back, issuing an executive order aimed at doing the same thing.
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Louisiana House committee kills anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ bill
Our legislators decided that Louisiana would not be the next Indiana and voted to return HB 707 to the calendar, effectively killing the bill, reports Equality Louisiana.
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Contentious Louisiana anti-gay religious objections bill scheduled for hearing
A House committee on Tuesday is scheduled to debate a bill backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal that thrust Louisiana into a national debate over religious freedom and the rights of same-sex couples.