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Livingston Parish School Board adopts resolution to implement HB 71 requiring Ten Commandments posters
Summary
The board voted to adopt a resolution implementing House Bill 71 (Act 676 of 2024), which the district described as requiring posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms provided the posters are donated or third‑party funded; the measure passed by roll-call vote after administration said legal guidance cleared implementation.
The Livingston Parish School Board voted to adopt a resolution implementing House Bill 71 (Act 676 of the 2024 regular legislative session), which the board described as requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in district classrooms. The board’s chair said the law places no financial obligation on the district and that posters must be donated or paid for by a third party.
Doctor Ron McMorris moved to adopt the resolution and Miss Cecil Harris seconded. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; members present recorded affirmative votes and the chair declared the motion carried. Board members were told they recently received guidance from the governor’s office and the attorney general’s office that allowed the district to implement the law.
Board discussion as recorded in the meeting packet was brief and focused on implementing the statutory requirement; the resolution memorializes the district’s obligation to follow HB 71. The board did not specify procedures for poster selection, display locations within classrooms, or an administrative timeline for posting during the meeting record.
