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Jimbo101

(776 posts)
Fri Sep 30, 2016, 10:57 PM Sep 2016

Louisiana Governor sues State AG over LGBT Protection

Gov. John Bel Edwards says Jeff Landry 'on wrong side of history,' will sue over LGBT rights

The Baton Rouge Advocate

In an escalating feud, Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit Friday against Attorney General Jeff Landry over Landry's refusal to approve state contracts that protect gays and lesbians from workplace discrimination.

"I believe he is on the wrong side of the law and the wrong side of history on this issue," Edwards told reporters.

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Louisiana Governor sues State AG over LGBT Protection (Original Post) Jimbo101 Sep 2016 OP
Thank God for Governor Edwards. SunSeeker Oct 2016 #1

SunSeeker

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1. Thank God for Governor Edwards.
Sat Oct 1, 2016, 12:40 AM
Oct 2016

He has done so much to pull Louisiana out of the hell that Republican jackass Jindal left it in.

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