The entire Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments this afternoon in Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law. The law requires posters of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom throughout the state. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says unlike the previous hearing before the Fifth Circuit, all 17 judges will hear these arguments.
The Louisiana case is being combined with a nearly identical case out of Texas.
Louisiana’s constitution is 51 years old and Baton Rouge Republican Dixon McMakin is proposing a constitutional convention to change it. He points out that Louisiana’s constitution is more than 100-thousand words long compared to the U.S.’ 236-year-old constitution which is less than nine-thousand words long, including the 27 amendments.
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The latest economic report from the Pelican Institute highlights a couple of success stories regarding Louisiana’s economy. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Arctic air and a wintery mix are expected by the weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dayvon Hill says rain will move into northwest Louisiana on Friday and will eventually turn into freezing rain, a wintry mix and possibly snow. He says there’s a 60-percent chance that north Louisiana will be impacted by the winter weather and about a 50-percent chance for central Louisiana.