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St. Tammany

Why youth activists in Louisiana say they’ll ‘no longer stay quiet’

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Lafayette

Council Preview: Parish may remove MP’s pick from Library Board

The Current

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Lafayette

Some on Lafayette library board still want to lease space for new Northeast branch

The Advocate

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Statewide

Louisiana Senate approves restrictions on children’s library access

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Bill to allow library board members to be fired without cause killed in committee

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Livingston

Amid fight over book content, bill to add members to Livingston library board advances

The Advocate

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Statewide

Editorial: Senators wrongly cut off public input

NOLA.com

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Statewide

Letters: Education panel shortchanged librarians

NOLA.com

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Statewide

Controversial library bill advances from Louisiana Senate committee – again 

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Statewide

Louisiana senators refuse to let opposition testify, advance library restriction bill

The Daily Advertiser

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Statewide

Louisiana Senate committee blocks opponent testimony on library bill, then approves it

The Advocate

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Statewide

Letter to the Editor: Louisiana Senate Bill 7 is an authoritarian nightmare

LSU Reveille

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Jefferson

Jefferson Parish Library won't remove or reshelve 12 challenged books

NOLA.com

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Statewide

Debate abruptly cut off during hearing for controversial library bill

WVLA/WGMB

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Statewide

Senate committee pushes through library restriction bill without hearing from opposition

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St. Tammany

St. Tammany library signs off on policy to relieve burden of book challenges

The Illuminator

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St. Tammany

St. Tammany whack-a-mole isn't a game

The Advocate

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Statewide

The school librarian in the middle of Louisiana’s war on libraries

The Independent

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Lafafyette

Lafayette library appointing authority unchanged; council may consider reducing library board size

The Acadiana Advocate

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Ouachita

Ouachita library board quietly sequesters sexually explicit books

The Acadiana Advocate

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St. Tammany

Appreciate books, and people.

The Advocate

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St. Tammany

St. Tammany group protests proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

WGNO

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Jefferson

Jefferson Parish librarians reviewing 12 books with gender, sexual themes following complaints

NOLA.com

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St. Tammany

Book ban protest sign set on fire in St. Tammany Parish

WWL

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St. Tammany

Teens take on anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in conservative St. Tammany

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Orleans

Ben Franklin High School students walk out to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills

NOLA.com

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Lincoln

Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control discusses library bills with citizens

KTVE

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