Louisiana Families Challenge Ten Commandments Law In Federal Court

Louisiana became the only U.S. state requiring displays of the Ten Commandments when Governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed the law on June 19 (Credit: Wokandapix/Pixabay)

Nine families in Louisiana have sued the state's education department and local school boards challenging a new law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

The controversial law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry, marks the first such requirement since the Supreme Court declared similar mandates unconstitutional over 40 years ago.