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Louisiana health contracts approved with LGBT-rights language stripped
The LGBT-rights order, issued by Edwards in April, has caused consternation with some Republican lawmakers who accused the governor of executive overreach.
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Louisiana judge overturns governor’s nondiscrimination executive order
The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Closing arguments filed in dispute over Louisiana LGBT-rights order
The attorney general wants to block the governor from enforcing his executive order prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination in government contracts.
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No decision after Louisiana court battle over nondiscrimination protections
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.
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Judge will hear arguments today in Louisiana fight over nondiscrimination order
The Governor says his LGBT-rights protection order is a statement that Louisiana doesn’t discriminate. The Attorney General calls it executive overreach.
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Dispute over Louisiana governor’s LGBT-rights order heads to court
The ever-escalating argument between the two statewide elected officials over LGBT rights has intensified partisan divides at the Louisiana Capitol.
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LGBTQ protections may cost 10,000 Louisiana state workers their health coverage
By law, all contracts in Louisiana must already protect people from discrimination based on race, gender, religion or political views.
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Health insurance in limbo in dispute over Louisiana LGBT-rights order
House lawmakers allied with Attorney General Jeff Landry refused to approve contracts that contained LGBT-rights language.
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Louisiana attorney general challenges LGBT-rights order
Gov. Edwards has said he won’t rescind the order, and he sued the attorney general over his refusal to approve the legal contracts containing the LGBT-rights language.
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After court ruling, LA governor refuses to rescind LGBT nondiscrimination order
Governor John Bel Edwards is standing strong for equality.