Fearing the expense of a protracted lawsuit, a Louisiana Senate committee Wednesday rejected a bill to authorize placement of a Ten Commandments monument on state Capitol grounds.
The Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs voted 5-2 against House Bill 277 by Rep. Patrick Williams, D-Shreveport, after it started loading up the bill with hostile amendments. The bill is dead for the session unless Williams can graft it onto another measure that is still alive in the House or Senate.
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