Article archive / October 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 10. Source pages: 4.
Governor Edwards is suing Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, over a clause in state contracts protecting LGBT individuals, according to several news sources.
Earlier this year, Edwards issued an Executive Order requiring LGBT anti-discrimination language in state contracts.The Attorney General, Jeff Landry, has refused to allow the state to hire outside attorneys if the contracts include anti-discrimination language.
According to a report in Associated Press by Melinda Deslatte, Landry argued that the Executive Order that Edwards issued creates a new protected class and is not within the Governor’s authority.
The report said that Edwards and Landry met but couldn’t agree. "He basically told me if I wanted him to approve those contracts that I would have to sue him. So I'm going to oblige him on that," Gov. Edwards said.
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