John Bel Edwards

The Louisiana governor has called the bill “just plain mean” in the past, but now he’s resigned to it passing with or without his signature.

Veto overrides in Louisiana are exceedingly rare.

Tony Spell said he’s not a “fag, queer, skinny-jeaned, homo-effeminate, sissy” preacher, but his knees say something else.

Burgum’s move comes after a week of similar actions across the country.

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, challenged similar state protections in court to have them nullified.

A stalemate over contracts to provide health insurance next year for 10,000 state employees, retirees and family members ended Thursday.

The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Lawyers for Louisiana’s governor and attorney general clashed over the limits of the elected officials’ authority and an executive order aimed at protecting LGBT rights.

By law, all contracts in Louisiana must already protect people from discrimination based on race, gender, religion or political views.

Governor John Bel Edwards is standing strong for equality.