Louisiana Governor Signs Executive Order To Protect LGBT Rights; Huffington Post, 4/13/16

Daniel Trotta, Reuters via Huffington Post; Louisiana Governor Signs Executive Order To Protect LGBT Rights:

"Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Wednesday signed an anti-discrimination order protecting the rights of gay and transgender people, aligning his state on the liberal side of a political divide playing out across the South.

The Democrat’s executive order also protects state employees and employees of state contractors against discrimination based on other criteria including race, religion, disability or age. It also bans state agencies from discrimination while offering an exemption for churches and religious organizations...

His order rescinds one signed by his immediate predecessor, Bobby Jindal, a Republican and onetime presidential contender, that was part of the “religious freedom” movement in some Southern states that seeks to limit same-sex marriage rights and the ability of transgender people to choose which public restrooms they may use.

Edwards said his order was good for business."