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La. Gov. Edwards Issues Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Workplace Protections for LGBT Employees
June 17, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 15 Supreme Court ruling that federal workplace protections extend to LGBT employees:

"Today's Supreme Court ruling confirms what we have long known: prejudice and discrimination on any basis, including sexual orientation and gender identity, are not Louisiana values and should never be tolerated," Gov. Edwards said.

"When I issued the non-di . . .

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