News reports of the current special session of the Louisiana
Legislature focus on several key items of economic development.
However, measures related to key moral and social issues also
are pending.
News reports of the current special session of the Louisiana
Legislature focus on several key items of economic development.
However, measures related to key moral and social issues also
are pending.
Proposed measures include:
House Bill 3. The bill would establish “In
God We Trust” prestige license plates if 1,000 requests are received. Money
from the plates would be allocated to the Louisiana chapters of Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts the Association of Retarded Persons.
House Bill 13. The measure would amend the current
state law on prayer. Current law establishes the right of students and teachers
who wish to observe a brief time of prayer or meditation at the start of the
school day. The proposed bill would stipulate that such prayer or meditation
be silent.
House Bill 22. Current law says students attending
public elementary or secondary schools cannot be denied the right to participate
in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer. The proposed bill would
stipulate Bossier Parish students “shall be prohibited from participating
in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer at any time before, during
or after the school day provided that such prayer is nonsectarian, noncoercive
and nondisruptive.”
House Concurrent Resolution 16. The proposed resolution
calls on Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary prayer
in public schools and submit it to states for ratification.
House Concurrent Resolution 1. The proposed resolution
recognizes the week of September 11 to be recognized each year as a week of
prayer and remembrance in honor of the victims of last falls terrorist
attacks.
Information for persons wishing to communicate with state officials
or monitor bills during the session is:
To contact the governor
Call: (225) 342-7015
Fax: (225) 342-7099
Write: The Honorable Murphy J. Foster, Jr. P.O. Box 94004,
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
To contact state senators
Call: (225) 342-2040
Fax (225) 342-0617
Write: The Honorable John Doe,
P.O. Box 94183, Baton Rouge, LA 70804
To contact state representatives
Call: (225) 342-6945
Fax: (225) 342-8336
Write: The Honorable John Doe,
P.O. Box 94062, Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation:
Call: (225) 767-1908
Fax: (225) 767-1913
Write: LMCF, P.O. Box 2951,
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
E-mail: lamoral@aol.com
Visit the Internet: www.lmcf.org
To monitor bills
Go to Web site at www.lmcf.org
Click … Legislative
Click … Legislative Program Resources
Click … Louisiana Legislature Home Page
Click … Session Info
Click … 2002 Extraordinary Session
Click … various means of tracking bills