Louisiana becomes first US state to demand Ten Commandments in schools

Decision to display Ten Commandments in every classroom in the 'Deep South' state sparks immediate legal action from several rights groups, which argue it violates the US constitutional rights.In 2023, a Ten Commandments billboard appeared in Ohio. Now Louisiana has become the first US state to mandate their display in every public school classroom. / Photo: AP

Several rights groups on Wednesday immediately announced they would sue to block the law, saying it violates the constitutional separation of church and state and a US Supreme Court ruling. "If you want to respect the rule of law, you've got to start from the original law-giver, which was Moses," Landry said at the signing ceremony.

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