LAFAYETTE, La. — Students heading back to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette this summer and fall will find something new on the walls: posters of the Ten Commandments, now being installed across campus in compliance with state law.
UL Lafayette began hanging the displays this week under Act 676 of the 2024 Louisiana legislative session, which requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in public K-12 classrooms and every classroom at state-funded colleges and universities. The university told students in an email that it is also installing “In God We Trust” posters under a separate 2023 law.
“As a state entity, UL Lafayette follows state law,” the university’s email reads.
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What the Law Requires and How It Got Here
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law was signed by Gov. Jeff Landry in June 2024, making Louisiana the first state in the country to pass such a requirement. The law specifies a Protestant version of the text from the King James Bible, dictates minimum display size, and mandates a context statement alongside the Commandments…