Louisiana to become 1st state requiring Ten Commandments be posted in schools

• Horton has said the commandments are the "basis of all laws in Louisiana."

Louisiana lawmakers gave the bill final approval Tuesday evening with a 79-16 vote in the state House of Representatives.

• Tyler Bridges of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reported on X that only Democrats voted against its passage.

The big picture: Other states, including Texas, South Carolina and Utah recently attempted similar legislation.

• Those efforts began after Supreme Court rulings in cases like Kennedy v. Bremerton School District indicated a looser interpretation of the Constitution's Establishment Clause.
• That clause prevents state-sponsored religion.

The intrigue: The law is likely to receive legal challenge.

• Civil rights organizations, including the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Southern Poverty Law Center previously issued a statement opposing the legislation.
• The statement noted the bill "requires a specific version of the Ten Commandments" and that displays departing from it "would violate state law."