Louisiana becomes first state requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms — In a move that has sparked nationwide attention, Louisiana has become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. This controversial law, signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry, requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” to be placed in all public classrooms, from kindergarten through state-funded universities¹.
