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Judge in La. same-sex marriage case signals he may expand scope of ruling
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on whether Louisiana must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states. Attorneys on both sides of the issue pointed to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal prohibition against recognizing legal gay marriages.
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Federal judge to hear arguments in challenge to La. same-sex marriage ban
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether Louisiana must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states. Wednesday morning’s hearing before U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman deals with lawsuits filed earlier this year by two same-sex couples married in Iowa who were seeking to have their marriages…
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Transgender woman held captive two years, claims she was kept as sex slave
NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana — Authorities say that a transgender woman was held as a slave in rural, northwestern Louisiana for two years in what local authorities describe as the most “severe and disturbing” case of human trafficking ever investigated in the area.
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Jindal slams HGTV, ‘war on religious liberties’ in commencement speech
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal on Saturday slammed HGTV for canceling a proposed HGTV real estate reality show after news broke that one of the brothers has actively campaigned against marriage equality and LGBT rights.
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Lawmakers deal another blow to LGBT rights in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. — Attempts to advance gay rights legislation took another blow in the Louisiana Legislature. The House Commerce Committee on Monday voted 12-3 to kill a measure that would have prohibited housing discrimination against gays, among others.
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Coroner says illicit silicone injection killed transgender woman
NEW ORLEANS — A black-market silicone injection killed a transgender woman earlier this year, the Orleans Parish coroner’s office says. On Friday, the office ruled that the New Year’s Day death of 25-year-old Brenisha Hall was a homicide.
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La. lawmaker pulls LGBT workplace protections bill due to lack of votes
BATON ROUGE, La. — An effort to prohibit employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been shelved for the legislative session.
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Twelve states still ban sodomy a decade after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
BATON ROUGE, La. — A dozen states still have anti-sodomy laws on the books more that 10 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they are unconstitutional.
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Louisiana House kills bill to repeal unconstitutional sodomy law
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House has overwhelmingly rejected a repeal of the state’s unconstitutional anti-sodomy law.
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La. House committee supports repealing ‘crimes against nature’ gay sex law
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana House committee has narrowly agreed to advance a bill that would repeal an unconstitutional state law prohibiting intercourse between two people of the same sex.