Louisiana
Here's When Louisiana Classrooms Will See Ten Commandments Posted
Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge Friday.
The suit was filed in June by parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who said the law violates First Amendment language forbidding government establishment of religion and guaranteeing religious liberty. Backers of the law argue that the Ten Commandments belong in classrooms because the commandments are historical and are part of the foundation of U.S. law.
The Louisiana law requires the commandments be posted no later than Jan. 1, a deadline unaffected by Friday’s agreement. The deal assures that the defendants in the lawsuit — state education officials and several local school boards — will not post the commandments in classrooms before Nov. 15, and won’t make rules governing the law’s implementation before then.
Lester Duhe, a spokesman for Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, said the defendants “agreed to not take public-facing compliance measures until November 15” to provide time for briefs, arguments and a ruling.
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose.
In 2005, the Supreme Court held that such displays in a pair of Kentucky courthouses violated the Constitution. At the same time, the court upheld a Ten Commandments marker on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol in Austin.
Louisiana’s new law does not require school systems to spend public money on Ten Commandments posters. It allows the systems to accept donated posters or money to pay for the displays.
The law also specifically authorizes but does not require other postings in public schools, including: The Mayflower Compact, which was signed by religious pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and is often referred to as America’s “First Constitution”; the Declaration of Independence; and the Northwest Ordinance, which established a government in the Northwest Territory — in the present day Midwest — and created a pathway for admitting new states to the Union.
The legal challenge to the law came soon after it was signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican who succeeded two-term Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in January. Landry’s inauguration marked a full takeover of state government by the GOP in a Bible Belt state where the party already held other every statewide elected position and a supermajority in the Legislature.
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South Alabama picked up its third victory of the year on Saturday, winning 26-14 at Louisiana-Monroe.
The Jaguars (3-7, 2-4 Sun Belt Conference) trailed 14-0 in the first quarter before scoring four unanswered touchdowns. Bishop Davenport and Kentrel Bullock each ran for two touchdowns for the victors.
South Alabama plays its final home game of the season next Saturday, welcoming Southern Miss to Hancock Whitney Stadium. Before that, here are three takeaways from the Jaguars’ 12-point win over the Warhawks:
1. After woeful first quarter, Jaguars dominate
A combination of special teams breakdowns and poor ball security led South Alabama to fall behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Anthony Eager muffed a fair catch on the opening kickoff, meaning the Jaguars began with the ball on their own 2-yard line. After a three-and-out, Aleksi Pulkkinen’s line drive punt was returned to the USA 29-yard line. ULM scored on the next play. South Alabama’s Davenport later fumbled, and the Warhawks returned it for a touchdown. After that, however, the Jaguars played a clean game and more or less had their way with the home team. Any notion that South Alabama’s players had “quit” or that the coaching staff had “lost the team” after a 2-7 start went out the window with how the Jaguars played hard and executed over the final 3 ½ quarters Saturday.
2. South Alabama defense played its best all year
ULM has serious limitations on offense, but South Alabama’s defense continually made plays when it counted to keep the Warhawks off the board in the final three quarters. The Jaguars totaled six tackles for loss, two sacks and five pass breakups, and limited ULM to 154 total yards and one offensive touchdown. The Warhawks hurt themselves with penalties, but averaged only 3.8 yards per play. ULM also went 1-for-11 on third and fourth down in the game. Safety Ty Goodwill pulled off one of the Jaguars’ defensive highlights of the season early in the fourth quarter, an acrobatic interception during which he juggled the ball two or three times before pinning it against his shoulder and helmet with one hand before falling to the turf in the end zone.
3. Jaguars continue to own the Warhawks
South Alabama has now beaten ULM four straight times, including twice consecutively at Malone Stadium, where it had never won prior to 2023. The Jaguars also dealt the Warhawks their seventh loss of the season, meaning they will not be bowl-eligible. South Alabama won’t make it to a bowl game this year, either, but has a chance to enter the offseason with a bit of momentum. The Jaguars host suddenly vulnerable Southern Miss next Saturday before finishing up at Texas State. A 5-7 or 4-8 final record wouldn’t exactly be a success, but after a 1-6 start would at least be encouraging.
NEXT UP: South Alabama vs. Southern Miss, Nov. 22 (2:30 p.m., ESPN+)
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Lafayette (La.) three-star wide receiver Brayden Allen made his way to Baton Rouge on Saturday for an unofficial visit with interim head coach Frank Wilson and the LSU Tigers.
Allen, a top-five receiver in Louisiana, verbally committed to the Oklahoma Sooners on Oct. 1 after flipping his pledge away from the Tulane Green Wave as his recruitment exploded.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder had remained loyal to a Tulane Green Wave, but after multiple SEC programs extended offers, he made the move to reopen his process with the Oklahoma Sooners swooping in to make the flip happen.
“My host was Elijah Thomas and that was pretty cool. We hung out for a while after the game and with the team,” Allen told Rivals.
“Their message was really just that I belong there in that environment and that I can go there and ball out but also come out a better man.”
Allen is coming off of a strong junior campaign in 2024 where he logged 55 receptions for 1,155 yards and 10 touchdowns as he emerged as a national recruit.
Fast forward to his senior season this fall and his recruitment process took off with Southeastern Conference programs extending scholarships left and right to the Bayou State native.
#AGTG After a great conversation with @FrankWilson28 I am blessed to receive a offer from @LSUfootball @standiford_matt @jdavisssss_ @MitchCraft4211 @samspiegs @adamgorney @GabyUrrutia247 @SWiltfong_ @ChadSimmons_ pic.twitter.com/XAYhF5omCa
— Brayden Allen 3⭐️ (@Brayden_Allen2) November 16, 2025
Now, it’s the LSU Tigers making a significant push for Allen after he took a visit to campus on Saturday – ultimately receiving an offer from interim coach Frank Wilson and the coaching staff.
LSU holds a pair of wide receiver commits in the 2026 Recruiting Cycle with the program eyeing a third down the stretch with the Early Signing Period less than one month away: Destrehan (La.) four-star Jabari Mack and Bossier City (La.) four-star Kenny Darby.
The No. 1 wide receiver in Louisiana, Mack, recently shut down his recruitment and is locked in with the LSU Tigers while being committed since March.
LSU is pushing to flip Oklahoma WR commit Brayden Allen, via @samspiegs🐯
“LSU is my dream school since a little kid and they put a lot of receivers in the league.”
Read: https://t.co/rCUwJTJeux pic.twitter.com/ossKS29XJh
— Rivals (@Rivals) November 16, 2025
As the Early Signing Period in December inches closer, the LSU Tigers are looking to add a third wide receiver to the 2026 Recruiting Class with Allen emerging as the top priority.
Now, an official offer is on the table for the Oklahoma Sooners pledge after soaking in the scenes of Death Valley on Saturday for the Tigers’ win over Arkansas.
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The 2025 Louisiana high school football season continued on Friday, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from this weekend.
Louisiana High School Football Scores, Results & Live Updates (LHSAA) – November 14, 2025
Acadiana 29, Carencro 21
Amite 59, Cohen 20
Archbishop Rummel 24, Holy Cross 0
Barbe 49, Northwood 21
Belaire 42, Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 31
Brother Martin 17, Liberty 16
Brusly 42, Albany 6
Catholic – N.I. 52, Glen Oaks 0
Cecilia 56, Carroll 7
Central 52, Dutchtown 24
Church Point 42, North Webster 7
De La Salle 45, Episcopal 14
Delta Charter 28, St. Martin’s Episcopal 15
DeRidder 36, Eunice 15
Donaldsonville 18, Westlake 0
East Ascension 57, West Ouachita 16
East Feliciana 44, Delcambre 6
Elton 36, LaSalle 14
Erath 56, Bogalusa 0
Ferriday 58, Northeast 0
Franklinton 51, Rayne 14
Franklin Parish 62, Abbeville 6
Grand Lake 61, Montgomery 18
Hahnville 52, Slidell 39
Hammond 61, Captain Shreve 21
Haynes Academy 41, Abramson 0
Holy Savior Menard 47, Thomas Jefferson 0
Homer 21, Franklin 20
Jennings 56, St. Martinville 18
Jesuit 46, McDonogh 35 7
Jonesboro-Hodge 44, North Central 20
Kaplan 34, Pine 18
Kennedy 55, Fredrick Douglass 0
Kentwood 28, Vermilion Catholic 13
Leesville 52, Kenner Discovery 7
Logansport 44, Varnado 0
Loreauville 28, Ville Platte 6
Lutcher 49, Iota 7
Mandeville 48, Thibodaux 27
Mansfield 42, Winnfield 12
Many 35, Red River 27
Marksville 48, Patterson 14
Metairie Park Country Day 56, Beekman 15
North Iberville 53, Arcadia 6
Northlake Christian 59, St. Louis Catholic 20
Northwest 45, South Terrebonne 0
Oak Grove 47, Port Allen 0
Opelousas 13, Pearl River 0
Opelousas Catholic 35, Ascension Christian 7
Ouachita Parish 24, St. Amant 21
Parkview Baptist 42, D’Arbonne Woods 28
Parkway 51, Covington 30
Plaquemine 55, Livonia 0
Richwood 40, Caldwell Parish 20
Slaughter Community Charter 21, Pope John Paul II 17
Southside 52, Prairieville 14
St. Edmund 62, Lincoln Prep 18
St. Frederick 49, Cedar Creek 6
St. Helena College and Career Academy 58, Avoyelles 26
St. Michael 35, Loranger 12
St. Paul’s 56, Pineville 7
St. Thomas More 41, Lafayette 7
Terrebonne 27, Natchitoches Central 24
Union Parish 41, Rayville 18
Vinton 28, DeQuincy 0
Washington 22, Istrouma 14
Welsh 38, Lake Arthur 23
West Feliciana 49, Bossier 6
West Monroe 49, South Lafourche 21
West St. John 50, General Trass 6
West St. Mary 28, Basile 22
Westgate 49, Airline 14
Westminster Christian Academy – Lafayette 26, Sacred Heart 21
Wossman 35, Minden 14
Zachary 48, Salmen 15
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