By John Mack Freeman
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) announced his intentions this week to rescind an executive order put in place by his predecessor Bobby Jindal (R) that allowed anti-GLBT discrimination on religious grounds. Via the Washington Blade:
As reported by Deadline Hollywood, Edwards, a Democrat, intends to undo the executive order signed by former Republican presidential candidate and former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in addition to issuing a new executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination in state employment.
“Gov. Edwards will issue the executive order, but it is in the drafting stage,” Edwards spokesperson Shauna Sanford is quoted as saying. “As far as Jindal’s religious liberty order, the governor intends to rescind it in the near future.”
The executive order was put in place by Jindal after a religious freedom bill similar to the ones that have been considered in Indiana, North Carolina, Georgia, and other places failed to pass a legislative committee last year.
Edwards unexpectedly won the governor’s mansion in Louisiana last fall, beating out Senator David Vitter in a bitterly fought campaign.
