Louisiana set to join other states in LGBTQ bans, restrictions unless governor vetoes

Louisiana lawmakers will send a host of anti-LGBTQ bills to the governor's desk, joining other conservative southern Republican states in bans on gender identity discussions and in schools, library restrictions and outlawing gender affirming healthcare for minors. All of the bills, including one that would require school employees to use the names and pronouns of students on their birth certificates unless they have parental consent, received veto-proof wins in at least one of the chambers. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he believes the bills are generally unnecessary and...