Federal judge blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments law

Published November 12, 2024 1:13pm ET



A federal judge delivered a blow to a bill signed by Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA), which sought to place the Ten Commandments in public classrooms across Louisiana. 

U.S. District Judge John DeGravelles issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday to temporarily block Louisiana from implementing a law mandating all classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities, to display the biblical text starting in 2025. 

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