Louisiana will be first to include cops in hate crime laws

By Kelly Cohen

Published May 24, 2016 7:56pm ET

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Louisiana will be first to include cops in hate crime laws — Uniformed employees would be part of a protected class under the so-called "Blue Lives Matter" bill. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP) | Marie D. De Jesus

Targeting police officers could soon become a hate crime in Louisiana.

Once Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signs HB 953 into law, the state’s hate-crime law will cover the state’s police force. Uniformed employees and emergency volunteers, such as firefighters, would also be part of a protected class under the so-called “Blue Lives Matter” bill.

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